▁after ▁surv iving ▁attacks ▁by ▁purs uing ▁Indians , ▁the ▁pat rol ▁abandoned ▁their ▁horses ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁rough ▁ste ep ▁terrain ▁of ▁the ▁T ong ue ▁River ▁C any on ▁system ▁on ▁foot . ▁Over ▁several ▁days ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁e va de ▁the ▁Indian ▁force , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁walked ▁over ▁thirty ▁miles ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mountains ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Go ose ▁Creek ▁camp , ▁arriv ing ▁worn ▁out ▁and ▁fat igu ed ▁but ▁with ▁no ▁cas ual ties . ▁For ▁this ▁event , ▁Lieutenant ▁S ible y ▁was ▁bre v ett ed ▁to ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁for ▁" g all antry ▁in ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁Little ▁Big ▁Horn ▁River ". ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁recommended ▁for ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 – 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁the ▁now ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁S ible y ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁S lim ▁But tes , ▁in ▁Dak ota ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Later ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁at ▁Fort ▁Sand ers , ▁Wy oming , ▁S ible y ▁married ▁F ann ie ▁Lane , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Colonel ▁E . ▁D . ▁Lane . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Ad j ut ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁U . S . ▁Caval ry ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9