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page number 94 25th. Christmas came in snowing. Snowed all day. 6 indians on the ground. Fired the howitzer 3 times at daylight. 26th. A fine sunny day, but the snow did not melt. 27th. Blew up and snowed more. 28th. A crow came in from the Sioux village and brought the news that the latter had attacked Fort Philip Kearney about 12 days ago. They sent a few men to dash up to the fort and then fall back. Over a hundred men followed them out and fell into ambush and were all killed. The Sioux say there are 113 in all. They