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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
spite of the inferiority of their weapons, the savages resisted with courage, but the fire of the rifles, and especially of the howitzer, soon compelled them to retreat. The Federals found the Indian camp abandoned; they were, however, obliged to take one day's rest, granting thereby a precious boon to the enemy, who availed himself of it to push rapidly forward in a south-western direction. As soon as the Federals resumed their march on the 26th the Indians attacked them again near Dead Buffalo Lake at the moment when they were establishing their camp. The Indians had vainly hoped to surprise the whites and take their horses. Although vigorously repulsed, the redskins did not lose courage, and returned a third time to the charge on the 28th, near Stony Lake, this time at the moment the whites were breaking up their camp. The train incurred some dangers, and, although the enemy was scattered, to protect it it was necessary to march in battle array. The Indians by their tenacity