. Battles of the nineteenth century . byGenerals Terry, Crook, and Gibbon. Custer. the warriors danced the war-dance The news of Crooks defeat spread like wildfireamong the Indian agencies. Couriers sped fromthe camps of Crazy Horse and Sitting every Indian encampment in that part otthe States one or more messengers came, andsquatting on the hardened earth of some smokyTepee, to the listening braves told of the killingof the Paleface and the triumph of the Red, andbefore he had finished his tale, wigwams werestruck and loaded to the patient ponies, thesquaws strapped their papooses to
. Battles of the nineteenth century . byGenerals Terry, Crook, and Gibbon. Custer. the warriors danced the war-dance The news of Crooks defeat spread like wildfireamong the Indian agencies. Couriers sped fromthe camps of Crazy Horse and Sitting every Indian encampment in that part otthe States one or more messengers came, andsquatting on the hardened earth of some smokyTepee, to the listening braves told of the killingof the Paleface and the triumph of the Red, andbefore he had finished his tale, wigwams werestruck and loaded to the patient ponies, thesquaws strapped their papooses to their backs, andthe warriors, with faces painted in ghastly andfantastical streaks, danced the war-dance, snatchedup their rifles, and mounting their ponies, set outto take part in reaping the harvest of scalps. would have led in place of Terry, had it not beenthat just before the setting out of the expeditionhe fell from the good graces of President , so displeased was Grant with Custer,that he sent definite instructions that Custerwas not to be allowed to accompan
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