Nez Perces War Tie Ins

[deadwoodgultch]

The Nez Perces War had a number of the same players as the LBH, and they did not fare much better. I will start with Col. Gibbon and his minions at the battle of Big Hole.

In this engagement the casualties were great, considering the small size of the force engaged, and were as follows : Killed, Captain William Logan and First Lieutenant James H. Bradley, 7th Infantry, twenty-one enlisted men and six citizens ; total killed, twenty-nine. Wounded, Colonel John Gibbon, Captain C. Williams, two wounds ; First Lieutenant C. A. Coolidge, three wounds ; First Lieutenant William L. English, two wounds, one wound mortal ; Second Lieutenant C. A. Woodruff, three wounds; four citizen volunteers wounded and thirty-one enlisted men, one of the latter mortally; total killed and wounded, sixty-nine, out of a strength of one hundred and ninety-one. Lieutenant English died of his wounds August 19th.

Then we have the 7th Cavalry, who under Col. Sturgis, had it pretty well handed to them over the next two months. The good thing was, this time they came out on the winning side. It is no wonder Sturgis was procuring horse flesh while Custer was on the way to the LBH and prior to it.

[benteen]

May 11, 2016 21:28:48 GMT deadwoodgultch said:

The Nez Perces War had a number of the same players as the LBH, and they did not fare much better. I will start with Col. Gibbon and his minions at the battle of Big Hole.

In this engagement the casualties were great, considering the small size of the force engaged, and were as follows : Killed, Captain William Logan and First Lieutenant James H. Bradley, 7th Infantry, twenty-one enlisted men and six citizens ; total killed, twenty-nine. Wounded, Colonel John Gibbon, Captain C. Williams, two wounds ; First Lieutenant C. A. Coolidge, three wounds ; First Lieutenant William L. English, two wounds, one wound mortal ; Second Lieutenant C. A. Woodruff, three wounds; four citizen volunteers wounded and thirty-one enlisted men, one of the latter mortally; total killed and wounded, sixty-nine, out of a strength of one hundred and ninety-one. Lieutenant English died of his wounds August 19th.

Then we have the 7th Cavalry, who under Col. Sturgis, had it pretty well handed to them over the next two months. The good thing was, this time they came out on the winning side. It is no wonder Sturgis was procuring horse flesh while Custer was on the way to the LBH and prior to it.

 Tom,

Old Chief Joeseph certainly gave them a run for their money. "From where the sun now sets I will fight no more forever"

Be Well
Dan

[yanmacca]

Tom, nice piece and thanks for posting it. Gibbon also undertook a night march to enable him to strike the Nez Perce camp at dawn, he left behind his pack train and a 12lb howitzer too, along with twenty men. His intentions were also clear as his orders were to take no prisoners and engage in no peace talks, so he was going to strike them hard.

Yan.