New Sources on Arikara Scouts

I enlisted a third time. After the fort was moved to the foot of the hill, I went with gen. Custerto the Black Hills in the summer time, and when we returned the trees were taking on theirautumn colors. We were gone on that expedition some 3 mo.After I had been in the service a full year, I enlisted a third time and that term ofenlistment was the time I went with Custer’s command to the Powder Horn, in whichexpedition he was killed in battle. Upon the end of that expedition, we returned to Ft. Lincolnand there, at [the] end of that third term I enlisted a fourth time, and that term I served aboutFt. Lincoln. And I kept on re-enlisting until Ft. Lincoln was abandoned when we all went home.I had discharge papers from all of these services, but a man was up here and took all of ourpapers to send to Washington. He took mine, and I have never been able to get them since, he,I believe L. B. Hanna, then in Congress, took them to get some claim thru for us. The only nameI had in my connection with my army service was little Sioux, and that is the name called on theroll always.I went in my own wagon to the Agency at Elbowoods to make out pension applicationfor pension on account of the service which I have herein above told you of. Many were there.Do not remember whether in winter, but before you here before. Jermark did not prepare thepapers. That was done on a typewriter by his clerk Davis. When he had it all written out, Isigned it by thumb-mark in the presence of Davis. Jermark was not in the office we were in, butin his own office, same building. He did not do anything to the papers. Did not swear me. Sid itwas intended to get a pension and that Davis would fix them for us. Left paper with Davis. RedStar made out his application same time I did mine and in just the same way.I have heard the foregoing deposition read by you and interpreted by Peter Beauchamp,and it is correct.HisAttest: Charles RossLittle SiouxP. H. Beauchamp Deponent.Thumb-MarkI hereby certify that the foregoing is a true interpretation of the language of this witnessmade by me while under oath so to interpret.26