About nine o'clock, Captain Shuman arrived with forces from Fort Mitchell, and thus reinforced another attack was made upon the Indians, but it was a little late. The squaws and papooses had by this time all succeeded in crossing the river, and the warriors were following. The military could not follow, for it would be impracticable, and quite likely impossible to cross the river in the face of the superior number of Indians, at a time when the river was high. The loss was four killed, including Captain Fouts, and four wounded.

A messenger had been sent to Fort Laramie, and Colonel Moonlight had also received advice by telegraph from Fort Mitchell telling of the revolt of the Indians. He had started with a cavalry force numbering about 240 well mounted men, for the battleground.

About ten miles east of the fort he met the messenger who advised him of the Indians action iri crossing the river. Owing to its swollen condition it was considered unsafe to cross at this point and, returning to Fort Laramie, they crossed and hastened rapidly down the north side.

They pursued the Indians for two days and on the night of the second day camped near Dead Man's Gulch, which is now in the vicinity of Broadwater, it being the ravine where George Hacksby now lives (1919). At that time there was a bend in the river with steep banks on three sides and the camp was at the outer neck of the Horseshoe, with horses in the rich grass of the peninsula. Contrary to the advice of many of the old timers, Colonel Moonlight considered the horses safe without hobbles.