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killed than Indians, leaving out the women & children of the latter. Custer's fight was a big thing on paper. The 102 warriors he reported killed, has dwindled down according to Indian count to just eighteen and he reported more material captured & destroyed than all the hostile Indians had put together. Sheridan has however made the most out of it and reported the War Over [2 words underline], just in time for it to have effect at Washington, and was elevated [underline] thereby to the position of Lieut General. So far as any credit gain or glory is concerned I am merely left here to hold the empty bag, out of which he illegible with all that could be illegible to any account, but it will all be the same in a hundred years hence "& makes no difficulty mit me".