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often. was not a liveing man. he must be a spirit - we could not miss a man that distance so often the braves held council that same night following- they all concluded the best thing for them to do was to vacate the strong hold which they all did the same night. they took all their Blankets and food, with them and made their escape right under the eyes of the Soldier Boys. they left behind two old blind men one Sick man, both of his arms was broken he had no use of them his arms was both shot and broke in the battle of January 17th 1873 the maimed braves old mother would not desert her only son she stayed with him. Morning May 10 was bright and warm. the Soldiers was in their Breast-works laying low waiting orders expecting every minuit to hear the modoc war hoop, as they had been every morning Just before firiing comenced the bugle sounded or calld charge. every Brave Boys Jumped to his feet glad of the opportunity to force fight on the Indians. they were tired had been fighting the Indians for some time without even getting a glimpse of any of them the boys knew the Indians had the best of them all the way through many of their comarades had fell by modoc bullets. they wanted to get even with some of them any way. they knew they could never do that by being