. History of the Sioux War and massacres of 1862 and 1863 . while the teams were urged to theirutmost speed. The 3d regiment, under Major Welch,which had joined us at the fort, hurried out, withoutorders from the commander of the expedition, crosseda ravine, and was soon engaged with the foe. Thegeneral impression at first was that the attack was bya small number of the enemy, and that the soldierswere wasting their ammunition, for the firing soon be-came rapid. The 3d were ordered back into camp;and just then the enemy appeared in great numberson all sides, and were gathering in the ravine be
. History of the Sioux War and massacres of 1862 and 1863 . while the teams were urged to theirutmost speed. The 3d regiment, under Major Welch,which had joined us at the fort, hurried out, withoutorders from the commander of the expedition, crosseda ravine, and was soon engaged with the foe. Thegeneral impression at first was that the attack was bya small number of the enemy, and that the soldierswere wasting their ammunition, for the firing soon be-came rapid. The 3d were ordered back into camp;and just then the enemy appeared in great numberson all sides, and were gathering in the ravine between 174 THE SIOUX WAR AKD MASSACRE. the regiment and the camp. The battle, which wasknown as that of Wood Lake, had now fairly balls flew thick and fast, some of them penetra-ting the tents. Captain Hendrickss cannon now opened fire, as didthe howitzer, under the direct supervision of ColonelSiblej. Then Hendricks boldly advanced his gun tothe head of the ravine, and the brave Lieutenant Col-onel Marshall, with three companies of the 7th, and. LIEUTENANT COLONEL W. E. MABSUALL. Captain Grant, of the 6th, charged amid a shower ofballs, on the double-quick, through the ravine, and putthe foe to rout. The contest lasted for an hour anda half. The number actually engaged on each side UPWARD MARCH AND BATTLE OF WOOD LAKE. 175 was about eight hundred, many of our men being heldin camp in reserve. Our loss was four killed and be-tween forty and fifty wounded. Among the wound-ed was Major Welch, who was shot in the leg early inthe fight while bravely leading his men forward. Thecommand then devolved upon Lieutenant Olin, whodistinguished himself by his gallant conduct. The 3d regiment had acted in a very boisterousmanner ever since it joined us, paying little regard toorders. This was owing to the fact that they felt reck-less from their unjustifiable surrender at Murfreesbor-ough, and because they were without officers. Lieuten-ant Olin being the only one present belonging
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