This was the last stand the Indians made in a body, and they hastened on towards the Missouri river, which they finally crossed at a point near where Bismarck, North Dakota, now stands. They made a determined resistance, and had been repulsed in three successive engagements, and their situation was critical in the extreme,--the victorious army in the rear and the Missouri in front. After the Indians had given up the fight and had ridden ahead to urge their families on, and we had buried the dead and cared for the wounded, we pushed on after them. A young Teton chief, who was out on a tour of observation, was captured by some of the cavalry, and the circumstances and manner in which it was done are interesting. Thousands of us saw the strange object, but the men who captured him were the more interested observers, and the narrator says: "As the scouts approached it, a dark, motionless object was seen lying upon the ground. Coming nearer, some one cried out: 'It's an old buffalo robe'; but, as one stooped to pick it up, it sprang from the earth and bounded off like a deer, arms extended, and flying swiftly, in a zig-zag manner. It was a broad mark for the carbines, but where in it was the motive power? It was impossible to tell. Some thirty shots were fired, all hitting the robe, but still he kept on with the same zig-zag motion, so that it was impossible to hit him. [Illustration: Designed by A. P. Connolly. Battle of Stony Lake, Dakota, July 28th, 1863. Indians defeated and slaughtered in great numbers by General Sibley's troops.] "At last one of the guides reined up near him and, placing a revolver to his head, fired, but he dodged and escaped the ball. "He now stopped, dropped the robe, and threw up both hands, in token of surrender." The robe he wore was literally riddled with bullets, but not a scratch upon the body of the Indian. His gallantry and his lordly bearing won the admiration of his captors, and placing him behind one of the scouts they bore him away in triumph, and presented him to General Sibley, to whom he extended his hand in friendly salute, but which was declined until he had made his statement, and assured the General that his hands were not stained with innocent blood. Being thus convinced, General Sibley shook him by the hand, and they became friends. He belonged to the Teton band, which is one of the largest divisions of the Dakota Nation. They lived west of the Missouri, and his information was that they were interested observers, but had no sympathy with, nor taking no part in, the war.