When I was within a hundred yards of the troops, Colonel Wier of the Seventh Cavalry rode out to meet me.

He recognized me at once, and convoyed me inside the line, shouting to the soldiers: "Boys, here's Buffalo Bill!" Thereupon three rousing cheers ran all the way down the line.
Colonel Wier presented me to General Terry.

The latter questioned me closely and was glad to learn that the alarm had been a false one.

I found that I was not entitled alone to the credit of having frightened the whole Seventh Cavalry.

The Indian scouts had also seen far behind me the dust raised by Crook's troops, and were fully satisfied that a very large force of Sioux was in the vicinity and moving to the attack.
At General Terry's request I accompanied him as he rode forward to meet Crook.