Posted on 11/17/2010 6:21:28 AM PST by USALiberty
Your two sentence post has at least three logical absurdities within it. Well done. That takes true dedication, or a natural flair. Nevertheless, being mindful of Proverbs 27:22, I find my wrists are tired.
Oh please don’t think I approve of Jackson’s thinking
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Well my sincere apologies to you for that then. I should not read or post on Free Republic when tired and cranky, which is often. This is not an excuse though, so I apologize.
But yes, I have no use for Andrew Jackson, except for the fact that he did respect the Code Duello. I just wish the right person had called him on it. The Trail of Tears is inexcusable.
Something so unwholesome about it—almost like taking the Lord's name in vain.
I acknowledge your point.
This is what it always comes down to with the brainwashed, they can only defend their error with their thoroughly propagandized brain. They use terms like "pejorative", or "offensive" to obfiscate the truth. The term "Indian" was never intended by those who first used it to be a 'pejorative', hence it cannot be one now unless someone tries to distort history for their own purposes. Terming the aboriginies of America "Indians" was a simple mistake in sea navigation, believing they had arrived in India. If anything, it is a pejorative for Columbus and the early explorers, because it highlites their navigational mistake.
As for painting the 100 Indian tribes with a "broad brush", that's just another page from the liberal book of "nothing is black and white, there is mostly just gray area". That's why I couldn't read the rest of your post. You've been thoroughly brainwashed and there's nothing I can say that will change you.
Jiminy!!! You really should read the rest of the post. I believe you and I see things exactly right! In fact, I concur with your explanation of "Indian" and the other poster's inability to deal with facts.
Read it all...then give me your thinking on it!
Of three officers supposedly unaccounted for, evidence for two were found in the Indian village. 1) The head of 2Lt. James Sturgis (son of 7th Cavalry Commander, Col Samuel Sturgis), Co. E. He had apparently been killed at Medicine Tail Coulee. 2) The buckskin jacket of 2Lt. James E. Porter, Co. I. It was assumed that "[Porter] had been mutilated beyond recognition and buried with the other unidentified troopers" *.
The third officer was Lt. Henry M. Harrington, Co. C. His remains were not found. According to the account of Foolish Elk, Harrington may have been the officer who was able to escape East by horse, but killed himself during the pursuit. And, according to this, his remains were discovered a year later, "some miles east nearer the Rosebud River. There his remains would be discovered one year later by Army surgeon Dr. Robert Shufeldt, who misidentified them and after some time in the Army Medical Museum, they ended up in the Smithsonian Institution". It may be that the button at site 21C on the map I provided may have come from him. I could find nothing in the Greene volume to substantiate that.
*From "A Terrible Glory - Custer and the Little Bighorn" by James Donovan, page #311.
Hope this helps...
Thank you so much for your carefully researched data. It’s great that somebody still cares about historical facts. I taught in a rural school in Roberts, Mt. for 8 years and interest was extremely high about the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Many old timers and teachers would debate the smallest detail about the battle. I went on several field trips there and have a general layout of the land. I know Custer divided his men into 3 groups. Reno, Benteen, and himself. The other 2 groups of approx. 200 ea. barely escaped. The Indian guides at the site were careful to point out Sitting Bull’s dreams about a great military victory. keep in touch!
Not only did Custer divide his command into 3 groups before advancing from the divide into the LBH valley, but he then divided his separate group into two wings, one commanded by Capt. George Yates (Co.s E & F), the other commanded by Capt. Myles Keogh ( Co.s C, I & L).
It was Yates’ wing that approached Medicine Tail ford, while Keogh’s wing entered the Luce-Nye/Cartwright ridge areas in reserve, and where considerable volley fire occurred (Much of which can be followed on the map I posted through relic evidence). Both wings then rejoined at Calhoun Hill where Keogh’s command set up a firing line with Co. L in reserve, and Yate’s wing joined headquarters for a movement along Custer Ridge, then down beyond the cemetery area to the Little Bighorn. Capt. Tom Custer rode with headquarters command, leaving 2Lt. Henry Harrington in charge of Co. C.
Oh, so much going on, yet still so much remains a mystery...
How did this America hating bastard ever become president ??
‘Hmmmm, what is the subject of this sentence....?’
Georgia O’Keeffe, early 20th century American painter.
Ever heard of the Cherokees?
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