Many had been dragged from under the snow and devoured by wolves.

The others lay where they had fallen, showing as mounds through the smooth white mantle that covered them.

On the battle-field itself the slain lay thick, scalped, and stripped of all their clothing which the conquerors deemed worth taking.

The bodies, blackened by frost and exposure, could not be identified; and they were buried in a shallow trench in the frozen ground.

The volunteers then marched home.
News of the Disaster is Sent to Washington.
When the remnant of the defeated army reached the banks of the Ohio, St.
Clair sent his aide, Denny, to carry the news to Philadelphia, at that time the national capital.