ace.

The Battle of the Big Hole, although fought with but a handful of men,
was one of the most brilliant, heroic, and desperate pieces of work
known in the annals of Indian warfare.

It was a glorious achievement, a victory dearly bought but gallantly
won, and the grand old Seventh Infantry has no brighter page in its
history than that earned by this day's work.

Gibbon's name will for ages to come be a terror to belligerent
redskins, and Indian mothers will use that name to reduce to obedience
their refractory offspring, long after he who rendered it illustrious
shall have passed away.

The following is a list of the casualties that occurred in the action:

SEVENTH INFANTRY.

KILLED.

Company A.--Capt. William Logan and Private John B. Smith.

Company B.--First Lieut. James H. Bradley.

Company D.--Corporal William H. Payne, Corporal Jacob Eisenhut,
and Musician Francis Gallagher.

Company E.--Private Mathew Butterly.

Company F.--Privates William D. Pomroy and James McGuire.

Company G.--First Sergeant Robert L. Edgeworth, Sergeant William
H. Martin, Corporal Domminic O'Conner, Corporal Robert E. Sale,
and Privates John O'Brien and Gottlieb Mauz.

Company H.--Private McKindra L. Drake (orderly for General
Gibbon).

Company I.--Sergeant Michael Hogan, Corporal Daniel McCaffrey,
and Private Herman Broetz.

Company K.--First Sergeant Frederick Stortz, Musician Thomas
Stinebaker, and Artificer John Kleis.

SECOND CAVALRY.

KILLED.

Company L.--Sergeant Edward Page.

SEVENTH INFANTRY.

WOUNDED.

Col. John Gibbon, Seventh Infantry (left thigh, severe flesh
wound).

Company A.--First Lieut. C. A. Coolidge (both legs above knees,
right hand, severe); Private James C. Lehmer (right leg,
serious); Private Charles Alberts (under left breast, serious);
Private Lorenzo D. Brown (right shoulder, serious); Private
George Leher (scalp, slight).

Company D.--Sergeant Patrick C. Daly (scalp, slight); Corporal
John Murphy (right hip, severe); Musician Timothy Cronan (right
shoulder and breast; serious); Private James Keys (right foot,
severe).

Company E.--Sergeant William Wright (scalp, slight); Sergeant
James Bell (right shoulder, severe).

Company F.--Capt. Constant Williams (right side, severe, and
scalp, slight); Sergeant William W. Watson (righ