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Many were killed in the fight, tomahawked and scalped; 

 many were captivated and afterwards roasted alive, at the 

 stake. The elder Caray Maunee, of the Winnebagoes, was 

 there, and informed us of all the particulars, when we were at 

 Prairie du Chien, in July, 1829. 



After glutting their savage vengeance, by killing many of 

 our men; and, having taken as many prisoners as they could 

 well manage, the Indians left off their pursuit, and returned to 

 the battle ground. There lay the dying and the dead; there 

 stood the artillery and trains; and there also stood the baggage 

 wagons. Here, the enemy now glutted his vengeance to the 

 very utmost, on the dying, the dead, and the living. But, we 

 leave the horrid picture for some other to fill up, not we. 



Oar troops, who remained of the fourteen hundred men, that 

 morning, at early dawn, fled to fort Jeflferson, a distance of 

 thirty miles or more. 



In this most unfortunate battle, we lost thirty-eight commis-! 

 sioned officers, who were killed on the battle ground. Six 

 hundred non-commissioned officers and private soldiers, were 

 either killed, or missing. Twenty-one commissioned officers 

 were wounded, not a few of whom died of their wounds. Two 

 hundred and forty-two non-commissioned officers and privates 

 were wounded, many of whom died also of their wounds. 

 Among the dead, were General Butler, and Major Ferguson, 

 two brave officers, who had served with great distinction, 

 through the whole of the revolutionary war. General Butler's 

 death, was justly and severely lamented by the whole nation, 

 as an irreparable loss. In the list of those who shared his 

 fate, were many who had participated largely, in the toils, 

 dangers and glory of the war of the revolution. They fell 

 nobly doing their duty to their country; they rest in honor, 

 and deserve our gratitude. 



At the head of a list of the wounded, stood the names of 

 lieutenant Colonels Thomas Gibson and William Darke, Major 

 Butler and Adjutent General Sargent, all of whom were 

 veteran officers, of great merit, and who had behaved with 

 distinguished gallantry in this disastrous batt-le, General St, 



