Posted on 06/25/2024 11:13:15 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument will host a day of remembrance to commemorate the 148th anniversary of The Battle of Little Bighorn.
This year’s commemoration theme is inspired by Wooden Leg, a Northern Cheyenne warrior who fought against Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Years later, despite the challenges and battles that had taken place, Wooden Leg said, “we once were enemies, and now we are friends.” This sentiment of friendship continues today through the relationships and collaborative efforts involved to co-steward the land where the battle took place.
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They were trading for them before the outbreak. Bourke says when they got tube fed repeating rifles the tribes became “surly”.
That is my point, it bothers me that people laugh at and mock those American GIs, and since massacres and torture are bad and people don’t tolerate them, I always ask how the indians treated the American POWs from that battle.
I agree. He didn’t believe his indian scouts’ lying eyes and reports, split up his troops, got into a bad tactical position..among other things. Sioux were able to arc arrows over hill and troops couldn’t fire back. So many things wrong. I wonder if lessons learned are still taught at the Point or are they too focused on DEI.
That decision was made much higher up the food chain. Ordnance dept regarded repeating rifles as wasteful of ammunition, despite their performance during the Civil War.
Personally, I would love to have a reproduction 1873 Springfield carbine.
The early morning weather had something to do with it too. Custer went to a high point at daybreak with one of his scouts to survey the bighorn valley below but there was a haze preventing him from seeing the entire Indian camp. He misjudged the size of it. He split his troops up after he came down from the high bluffs. When he attacked the camp he actually attacked the middle of it . That’s when he realized his mistake and sent a message to Benteen saying “come quick” big village, bring packs”. He gave the note to a Frenchman who couldn’t speak English and couldn’t understand Benteen’s questions when he arrived.
Why not just get an original in good shootable condition?
A fascinating read is Black Elk Speaks
Black Elk was a member of the Sioux nation who participated in Little Bighorn and describes the battle in his biography. Black Elk died circa 1950.
Here is his biography:
They didn't take any which was fortunate for the cavalry troopers. There is good reason why when fighting indians one saved the last bullet for themselves.
A fascinating read is Black Elk Speaks
Black Elk was a member of the Sioux nation who participated in Little Bighorn and describes the battle in his biography. Black Elk died circa 1950.
Here is his biography:
You know, I’ve never seriously priced one. I just assumed an original would be much more expensive, and I would be hesitant to fire an actual piece of history if I owned one.
We and everyone else in America knows there were none who survived the massacre.
I remember a list of names--it was only the men fighting with Custer who were all killed. I think one of the men with either Reno or Benteen lived until 1951 or thereabouts--the soldiers were young men in 1876.
***....how did the indians at Little Big Horn treat the American POWs.***
Even better ask about the Fetterman massacre in 1866. What was found there was so horrifying a report was not released till about 1885. Had it been released in 1866 the entire population of the US would have really demanded the tribes be wiped off the face of the earth!
You have more faith in our public education than I do.
Prices can be all over the place due in part to the fact that many original records exist resulting in some serial numbers having far greater historic significance than others depending on who and when issued.
The left loves the Little Big Horn, the kids hear about it.
Here are several examples that recently sold on GunBroker.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1053513961
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1049171052
Thank you again for taking the time and putting those links together. I really appreciate it!
Custer when asked if wanted to take the cannon and Gatling guns. His reply was “Naw, who needs them?”
as long as governments keep giving them rights to run casinos OFF reservation land, the indians will be happen with their billions....
They would have been overwhelmed by so many Indians it wouldn’t have mattered if he took them.
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