General Carr, being desirous of striking their village, ordered the troops to charge, break through their line, and keep straight on.

This movement would, no doubt, have been successfully accomplished had it not been for the rattle-brained and dare-devil French Lieutenant Schinosky, commanding Company B, who, misunderstanding General Carr's orders, charged upon some Indians at the left, while the rest of the command dashed through the enemy's line, and was keeping straight on, when it was observed that Schinosky and his company were surrounded by four or five hundred red-skins.

The General, to save the company, was obliged to sound a halt and charge back to the rescue.

The company, during this short fight, had several men and quite a number of horses killed.
All this took up valuable time, and night was coming on.

The Indians were fighting desperately to keep us from reaching their village, which being informed by couriers of what was taking place, was packing up and getting away.