On General Connor's arrival at Fort Connor he wired me the results of the campaign and protested strenuously against the order stopping it, saying he was then in condition and position to close it, conquer the Indians, and force a lasting peace.
Dodge reflects on General Connor's determination to continue military efforts against the Indians for a lasting peace.
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Colonel Dodge having discovered the enemy in the timber to the right, opened the First Iowa Battery on them, causing considerable execution; two rebels on horseback were seen to fall, and the rest fled.
CHARGE! and such a yell as they crossed that field with, you never heard--it was unearthly and scared the rebels so bad they never stopped to fire at us or to let us reach them.
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