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Michigan Cavalry Brigade
On that expedition Captain O. F. Cole, of Company G, lost his life; having strayed a long way from the column, he was surprised by Indians death with arrows. From this point a small detachment of the command was
sent to guard a train to virginia city, Montana, and falling in with a large war party of
Arapaho Indians, Became surrouned by them and were corraled for twelve days but finally succeeded in getting
intelligence of thier condition to General Connor when reinforcements were sent to
to relief. Sergent Hall of company L and Private Evans of company F having volunteered, succeeded
in carrying the intelligence referre to to a distance of fifty miles, through a wild and to them an unknown country, swarming with hostile Indians, and thereby saved the detachment.
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