Post by herosrest on Jan 4, 2023 19:45:05 GMT
7th Cavalry did scout the Tullock and report to Terry's command what was found.
"The scout Sellew arrived today (June 24th) from Gen. Custer's command with mail and dispatches. He came by way of Tullock's[sic] and reports that he saw no living Indians but observed several wounded buffalos which means they cannot be too far off. Tonight we all watch the skyline for smoke." - Diary of Lt. John Carland, 6th Infantry, 24 June 1876.
GeorgeEscort On Board Far West: Company B, 6th Infantry (Capt. Stephen Baker, Commanding) and 1st Lt. John Carland.
This begs a number of questions with what subsequently went on leading to accusations that Custer did not send George Herendeen to Terry to report on Tullock's. Custer sent Sellew and this was certainly known by the time Terry next met Carland. A scout went down Tullock's Ck. and reported to the Far West. Terry subsequently altered the route of his march to go up the Bighorn.
This particular scotch mist has been circling the battle for 146 years, now. Sellew's account of the battle tells of his ride and also that he carried the written version of Custer'sOrder's to the &th Cavalry, after they had marched from camp at the mouth of the Rosebud on the 22nd June 1876. The entire tirade against Custer that he did not scout Tullock Ck. and report through to Terry, is point blank FALSE.
Remarkable. Sellew subsequently worked for N.A. Miles with 5th Infantry at the mouth of the Tongue barracks, being recommended by Terry and highly thought of and highly paid, by Miles. Go figure.
A saviour in any storm - blame George. I imagine the ground at Custer Battlefield to be frozen rock hard at tgis time and suggest that C4 might be the easiest way t0 re-inter someone who probably, and in honesty really; doesn't - belong there.
Yup. Rock harder than steel plate -link
link to Sellew's account.
Feelings are running quite high here over Col. R's recent conduct & his flagrant disobedience of his written orders. He has been severely censured & by Genl. Terry's orders has been relieved of all duties with this Expedition. R has personally appealed to Genl. Custer as a fellow soldier to intercede upon his behalf & allow him to accompany our Command, but if Mr. Keogh was allowed to have his way, "our gallant colonel" would be sent packing on the first boat down to Lincoln. If truth be told, R's imperious manner, boastful & condescending temperament have caused even his staunchest apologists to reassess his fitness to serve in any capacity. My feelings aside, I believe his entreaties will prove successful as Genl. Custer's intention is that nothing should undermine the effectiveness of this Campaign.Hmmm............ Steamer Far West Crew (On Missouri, Yellowstone, and Big Horn Rivers):
Grant Marsh (Captain)
David Campbell (Pilot)
Ben Thompson (First Mate)
George Foulk (Chief Engineer)
John Hardy (Second Engineer)
Walter Burleigh (Clerk)
Escort On Board Far West:
Company B, 6th Infantry (Capt. Stephen Baker, Commanding)
1st Lt. John Carland
1st Sgt. Thomas Farrell
SERGEANT:
Solomon Savage (Discharged in the field 26 May 1876)
Hugh Kernan
Charlie Griswold (At Ft. Lincoln, for duty)
William Brinkman
CORPORAL:
William R. Mooney
Peter Engelhardt
MUSICAN:
James Sharlett
Daniel DeLany
PRIVATE:
James Armstrong
Charles Birach
Albert E. Brown
William Buckley
James Cameron
James Clark
William Costigan
Patrick N. Crowley
John Dark
John Duffy
Spencer Edwards
John Falardo
William Finnegan (At Powder River Camp)
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Julius B. Fleming
Isaac Hedden (At Ft. Lincoln, for duty)
Robert F. Jones
Barney Kamphouse
John Kistler
William Langton
James Martin
Michael McCarthy
Patrick F. McCarthy
Michael G. Minchin
James Murray
Thomas Nolan
John O1⁄4Conners
Charles D. Palmer (At Powder River Camp)
James Reedy (At Ft. Lincoln for duty)
John Sarratt
William Scott
Conrad Sieffert
Edward T. Spring
Thomas Whalen (Confined Fargo, D.T., 23 June 1876)
George Withrow
Aug 7, 2021 15:46:20 GMT @marchwest said:
"The scout Sellew arrived today (June 24th) from Gen. Custer's command with mail and dispatches. He came by way of Tullock's[sic] and reports that he saw no living Indians but observed several wounded buffalos which means they cannot be too far off. Tonight we all watch the skyline for smoke." - Diary of Lt. John Carland, 6th Infantry, 24 June 1876.
George
This begs a number of questions with what subsequently went on leading to accusations that Custer did not send George Herendeen to Terry to report on Tullock's. Custer sent Sellew and this was certainly known by the time Terry next met Carland. A scout went down Tullock's Ck. and reported to the Far West. Terry subsequently altered the route of his march to go up the Bighorn.
This particular scotch mist has been circling the battle for 146 years, now. Sellew's account of the battle tells of his ride and also that he carried the written version of Custer'sOrder's to the &th Cavalry, after they had marched from camp at the mouth of the Rosebud on the 22nd June 1876. The entire tirade against Custer that he did not scout Tullock Ck. and report through to Terry, is point blank FALSE.
Remarkable. Sellew subsequently worked for N.A. Miles with 5th Infantry at the mouth of the Tongue barracks, being recommended by Terry and highly thought of and highly paid, by Miles. Go figure.
A saviour in any storm - blame George. I imagine the ground at Custer Battlefield to be frozen rock hard at tgis time and suggest that C4 might be the easiest way t0 re-inter someone who probably, and in honesty really; doesn't - belong there.
Yup. Rock harder than steel plate -link
link to Sellew's account.
Nov 23, 2022 22:35:03 GMT @ said:
A letter discussing the aftermath of the Reno Scout, from Lt. W. W. Cooke to his father dated June 21, 1876, from an unpublished letter in the George Kush Collection, with my annotations in brackets:Feelings are running quite high here over Col. R's recent conduct & his flagrant disobedience of his written orders. He has been severely censured & by Genl. Terry's orders has been relieved of all duties with this Expedition. R has personally appealed to Genl. Custer as a fellow soldier to intercede upon his behalf & allow him to accompany our Command, but if Mr. Keogh was allowed to have his way, "our gallant colonel" would be sent packing on the first boat down to Lincoln. If truth be told, R's imperious manner, boastful & condescending temperament have caused even his staunchest apologists to reassess his fitness to serve in any capacity. My feelings aside, I believe his entreaties will prove successful as Genl. Custer's intention is that nothing should undermine the effectiveness of this Campaign.
Grant Marsh (Captain)
David Campbell (Pilot)
Ben Thompson (First Mate)
George Foulk (Chief Engineer)
John Hardy (Second Engineer)
Walter Burleigh (Clerk)
Escort On Board Far West:
Company B, 6th Infantry (Capt. Stephen Baker, Commanding)
1st Lt. John Carland
1st Sgt. Thomas Farrell
SERGEANT:
Solomon Savage (Discharged in the field 26 May 1876)
Hugh Kernan
Charlie Griswold (At Ft. Lincoln, for duty)
William Brinkman
CORPORAL:
William R. Mooney
Peter Engelhardt
MUSICAN:
James Sharlett
Daniel DeLany
PRIVATE:
James Armstrong
Charles Birach
Albert E. Brown
William Buckley
James Cameron
James Clark
William Costigan
Patrick N. Crowley
John Dark
John Duffy
Spencer Edwards
John Falardo
William Finnegan (At Powder River Camp)
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Julius B. Fleming
Isaac Hedden (At Ft. Lincoln, for duty)
Robert F. Jones
Barney Kamphouse
John Kistler
William Langton
James Martin
Michael McCarthy
Patrick F. McCarthy
Michael G. Minchin
James Murray
Thomas Nolan
John O1⁄4Conners
Charles D. Palmer (At Powder River Camp)
James Reedy (At Ft. Lincoln for duty)
John Sarratt
William Scott
Conrad Sieffert
Edward T. Spring
Thomas Whalen (Confined Fargo, D.T., 23 June 1876)
George Withrow
