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Custer's Scouts at the Little Bighorn: The Arikara Narrative of the Campaign Against the Hostile Dakotas, June 1876
by Sitting Bear, Young Hawk, Red Bear, Boy Chief, NOT A BOOK, Running Wolf, Little Sioux, Strikes Two , more…
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Gerald Hickman's review Apr 04, 16 · edit
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This narrative is a great research support document for the student of the Battle of Little Bighorn. I find the writing and perspective of the scouts to be unique and it seems the chief of scouts, Lt. Varnum seemed to have his hands full in directing the scouts who were members of the Crow and Ree tribes.
Basically, the scouts did not hire on to fight in the battle and it is well documented that General Custer released them when the battle began. He might have thought that the scouts could do more good for the Army by chasing and capturing horses from the huge tribal horse herd than in joining into the fight. Thus, the indian scouts that were killing in the battle were fighting as volunteers such as Bloody Knife.
This is a rare view of a part of this mysterious historically significant battle and takes the reader back in time to experience some of the conditions and attitudes of the time (June 25 and 26, 1876).
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by Sitting Bear, Young Hawk, Red Bear, Boy Chief, NOT A BOOK, Running Wolf, Little Sioux, Strikes Two , more…
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Gerald Hickman's review Apr 04, 16 · edit
liked it
Read from March 23 to April 04, 2016
This narrative is a great research support document for the student of the Battle of Little Bighorn. I find the writing and perspective of the scouts to be unique and it seems the chief of scouts, Lt. Varnum seemed to have his hands full in directing the scouts who were members of the Crow and Ree tribes.
Basically, the scouts did not hire on to fight in the battle and it is well documented that General Custer released them when the battle began. He might have thought that the scouts could do more good for the Army by chasing and capturing horses from the huge tribal horse herd than in joining into the fight. Thus, the indian scouts that were killing in the battle were fighting as volunteers such as Bloody Knife.
This is a rare view of a part of this mysterious historically significant battle and takes the reader back in time to experience some of the conditions and attitudes of the time (June 25 and 26, 1876).
1 like ·
READING PROGRESS
03/23 marked as: currently-reading
04/04 marked as: read
