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.r the gallantry of Caii. Andrew 11,01,1 ( Iseill, Ben McCuiloch, Arch 0‘nmm, }iU'Kf Reed of Bastrop, Capi. B. Svveltser lt;ldVf (severely wounded in the arm), Col* t^fo ^ iixnbus C. DeWitt, Henry JR. McCul- retui d and others then personallyknown to me. 'XVilH0 *The Indiana, as we neared them, II0Vd took position in a point of oaky on the ^' teft, with the Clear Fork in. theiT rear. M°01t and a small boggy' branch on their v'lA]left, but in the line of their retreat. n,tlu* 1l was only boggy a short distance, fci3° end was easily turned on our right Ttl advance, ‘•’■erejywithin about two hundred 3 ,v yards of the enemy wo were halted a and dismounted on the open plum. *r'° ' Bands of warriors then began eueir- Jts* 1 lf ding us, firing aut^ using their Vicre shields with great effect. From the tfi a timber a steady lire was kept up, by 801 c muskets and some large range rifles, K,rur while about thirty of our men, stfU aw* mounted, were dashing to and fro :nlt;5 1 among the mounted Indians, illustrat* lt;X£)ri e ing a series of personal heroisms Homlt;; worthy of all praise. In one of these *'HJt Heed of Bastrop had an arrow driven ^ through his body, piercing his lungs, manj though he lived long afterwards.1 Among the dismounted men several Rftwr were wounded and a number of hors* ,earnI es were killed. In all this time the c]ulaII herds and pack animals were being,matl( hurried oinvard, and our oldest fight- tWo 111 era, especially Burleson, Caldwell, cftm^ lien McCuItooch, and others, were ^ Be a eager Cor a charge Into the midst of ituml S the savages. At last, perhaps half an ieaat y hour after dismounting, an Indian t-ni1, 1 chief, wearing a tremendous head kiUei dress, who had been exceedingly dar- Th *• 1,3S. approached so near that several lt;-'Meu n shots struck him and ho fell forward comp e cn the pommel of his saddle, but was a grc caught by a comrade on either side lowta mid borne away, evidently dead or City dying, for as soon as he was led Moor among his people in the oaks they set Como* up a peculiar howl, when Capt. Cald- ertoH v,1 ell saug out, Now General, is your _5 time to charge them, they are whip-' 1*!Ped! The charge was ordered and* gallantly made. Very soon the !n-1 ; Mans broke into parties and ran, but 1 ran fighting all the time. At the bog-3 gy branch Quite a number were klll-1 etf, and they were killed in clustersiCO
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Llano News
Llano, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 09, 1933
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