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CHAPTEE V. 



A FOETXIGHT AT FOET WALLACE, 



eneral Hancock arrives at Fort Wallace, June 16.— Fii-st Indian Assault on 

 tlie Fortj June 21. — Attack on the Quarries.— The Garrison worn out. — ^A 

 quiet Sunday. — False Alarm. — Arrival of General Wright and part}*, June 

 24.— The Mail-bags.— Second Indian Attack, 26tli.— The Fight.— The 

 Mutilated Dead. — Wonderful Recoveries. — Pond Creek Station,- — Detained 

 a Fortnight at Fort Wallace. — General Hancock retiu^ns from Denver. 

 He cannot give us any more men. — Proceed in company with Colonel 

 Greenwood and Party. 



At simrise on Sundayj the ICtlij General Hancock and 



escort broke camp fourteen miles nortk-cast of 



■ Fort Wallace, ^ 



Fort Wallace. 

 '' Winding down from the dividing ridge, abont 9 A.ir., a 

 cheer came fi'om the head of the column. Eiding out, I saw 

 in the distance the white tents and long reddish buildings of 

 Fort Wallace. Glad, indeed, were we to see human habita- 

 tions ; and in the bright sunlight Fort Wallace looked like a 

 beautiful little yillage, nestling on the far-off hill-side. We 

 passed large beds of flowering cacti on our way clo^ni, and 

 the lower ground appeared to be one mass of waring flowers. 

 Though the fort seemed to be but a very few miles off, we 



really found it seyeUj so clear is the atmosphere in this 

 region. About 600 yards from Fort Wallace we went into 

 camp, and soon all were busy in washing themselves, and 

 donning apparel more befitting the Sabbath-day and rest. We 

 had been in camp but a short time, when Captain Kehoe, of 

 the 7th Cavalry, the commandant of the post, Adjutant Hale, 

 Lieutenant Bell, and other officers, came down to welcome us. 



Fort Wallace is situated on Pond Creek, the south branch of 



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