Do you know what the Cheyennes did in Oklahoma and in Kansas before the battle of the Washita?
They massacred, raped and took hundreds of civilians. Clara Blinn and his son were murdered by the Cheyennes. The “peaceful village” of the “peaceful chief” Black Kettle is bullshit.¨
See the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4534E1cCLyQ
If I thought you knew what you are talking about instead of pointing me to some video created 139 years after the fact we might be able to discuss this. With the following post I will cease discussion on it and you can try to make a hero out of a n egotistical maniac if you wish.
I’m sure no calvary soldier ever did the same to the Indians. I’m sure the Indians were real happy with whites moving into Oklahoma at that point in time when it was supposed to be the “home of the redman”.
What Custer did at The Battle of the Washita was kill innocent women and children. Warriors are one thing but to kill kids and women is entirely a different matter. About twenty miles east of the site of The Battle of the Washita is a little town called Hammond where the descendants of the Cheyenne live on a reservation. They are a defeated people but good people. In the stories handed down they respect many of the US Calvary soldiers that their forefathers fought against but have absolutely zero respect for Custer.
IMO, Custer deserved what he got at Little Bighorn - just a shame it didn’t happen towards the end of the Civil War.