No. 1.- Colonel John M. Chivington, First Colorado Cavalry, commanding District of Colorado.
    No. 2.- Captain Asaph Allen, Ninth Kansas Cavalry.

                                  HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF COLORADO,
                                        Denver City, Colo., August 7, 1863.
    SIR: I have the honor herewith to send you the "official" report of Captain Allen, commanding Fort Halleck, of the recent skirmish with the Ute Indians near that post. On the receipt of a similar unofficial report from Captain Allen, and before I had received notice that the troops in that part of Idaho Territory were attached to this district, I ordered Major E. W. Wynkoop, First Cavalry of Colorado, to proceed with four companies of cavalry to that country, and recover, if possible, the stock they stole from the Overland Stage Line and others, and to chastise them if they refused to give them up. Major Wynkoop with his command proceeded, with forage and subsistence train, to a point about 100 miles southwest of Fort Halleck. I started on the 17th, and overtook the command on the 24th of July, and on the 27th saw them, with 56 mules packed and fifteen days' rations, taking 150 men, with instruction to penetrate the country to the headwaters of Bear, White,

and Snake Rivers, and deeming the state of affairs on the Arkansas and other points in the district such as to require my attention, I returned to this place. Will in due time gave a full report of the expedition.
        Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
                                                    J. M. CHIVINGTON,
                            Colonel First Colorado Cavalry, Commanding District.
    ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL,
                                             Saint Louis, Mo.

                                 FORT HALLECK, IDAHO, July 7, 1863.
    SIR: At 1 o'clock on the morning of the 7th instant, I started Lieutenants [Henry] Brandley and [Hugh W.] Williams, with nearly my entire command, save 3 men at the post, in pursuit of the Ute Indians, who had stolen 22 head of stock from the mail company, plundered their stations, and committed many other depredations. They overtook the Indians, posted in a pass of the mountains, about 30 miles from this post, shortly after sunrise. The Indians opened fire on the troops from the timber and thick underbrush, in which they were concealed. The troops engaged them, dismounting and charging up the steep hill-side, through the timber and brush, drove the Indians, 250 in number, steadily up and over the brow of the hill, when the Indians fled scattering through the mountains. The stock could not be recovered, neither has anything been seen of the Indians since. Sergt. S. N. Waugh was killed in the charge made on the Indians; was shot through the body; lived but a few hours. Six other men of my company were badly wounded, but are doing well.
    There were 709 troops engaged. The Indians own to a loss of over 60 killed and wounded; over 20 killed on the field. They were better mounted and armed than the troops, having Hawkins' rifles, revolvers, bows and arrows, and spears, and would have killed a great many more of the troops, but in firing down the steep hill-side they invariably fired too high. It was a perfect hail-storm of lead over the heads of the troops. The battle lasted two hours. The troops deserve much praise for their coolness, steadiness, and courage while under fire; no men could have done better. I stopped all emigrants, enrolled and armed them for the protection of the post, as I had only 3 enlisted men left. These were permitted to resume their journey as soon as the necessity for their detention ceased. There is supported to be about 600 to 1,000 of these Utes in this vicinity or in vicinity of Middle Park. Colonel Chivington, Colorado District, is sending troops over into the "Park" to look after them.
        Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
                                                                    A. ALLEN,
                     Capt. Ninth Kansas Cavalry Volunteers, Commanding Post.
    Captain FRANK ENO,
                              Assistant Adjutant-General.

    P. S.- I have kept a scouting party out in the mountains ever since the fight, watching the devils.

Source:

United States. War Dept., United States. Record and Pension Office., United States. War Records Office., et al., "Little Rock," The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Prepared Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, by The late Lieutenant Colonel Robert N. Scott, Third U. S. Artillery, Published Under the Supervision of Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Lazelle, Twenty-third U. S. Infantry. Pursuant to Acts of Congress. Series I-Volume XXII-In Two Parts. Part I-Reports. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1888. pp. 443-444.