Army Captures Chief Joseph on Montana Battlefield By Seth Thomas -4:32 pm October 9, 1879 <Tab/> On October 5, Chief Joseph surrendered in a speech to General Howard at the battle field of Bears Paw. Chief Joseph has been ruthlessly attacking settlements in response to the gracious gift of large land reservations. In a speech given shortly after his surrender, he cited the recent defeats that his tribe suffered in their war against freedom, …showed first 75 words of 1000 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1000 total…surrender of Chief Joseph. With the death and destruction assumed to be over many new settlers have been pouring into the area. It is not known at this time if the United States government will prosecute Joseph for the many crimes that he has committed over his lifetime. <Tab/>Seth Thomas served in the United States Army for several years before retiring to write articles and editorials for several local papers.