George Armstrong Custer

There are many stories about native America. There are for example stories about the people, the wars, and the reservations, among other things. You are now going to read about one famous person in the native America history, and that is Sitting Bull the great chief of the Sioux tribe. Sitting Bull was born in the year of 1831 in the Grand River Valley (now known as South Dakota). His name was initially “Jumping Badger”, but later he got the nickname “Slow”. When he was only ten years he killed

Army, led by Lt. Colonel George A. Custer, suffered an excruciating defeat. “In the Battle of Little Bighorn on 25 July 1876 Custer's forces (between 600 and 700) met an Indian force, mostly Sioux and Cheyenne, under the joint leadership of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, numbering in warrior strength about 2,000.” (Flores 142) Over one third of the regiment were killed, including

General George A. Custer, was in deed the key factor, that enabled the Lakota, Sioux to defeat the 7th US Cavalry at the battle of little Horn in 1876. I believe there was a defeat on the 7th Cavalry, due to Custer’s arrogance and his stupidity. At the time general Phillip Sheridan made plans to send generals, troops and officers to take land away from the Indians, he didn’t realize the arrogance that bolted Custer at the time. Sitting Bull, the chief of the Lakota tribe awaited the time for war

In 1874 gold was discovered in the Black Hills. President Grant was forced to make a harsh decision because the Black Hills were located in the Great Sioux Reservation that the Indians had gained under the Treaty of 1868. President Grant allowed miners to enter the Black Hills and insisted that this act would be legalized. Government attempted to acquire the Black Hills, where the gold was located however Sitting Bull was against the sale of the land. The Great War of Sioux 1876 resulted from a

June 25, 1876. Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and his U.S. Army troops are defeated in battle against the Native Americans Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne tribes in Montana, near Little Bighorn River, during The Battle of Little Bighorn. Tensions between the 2 groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to reservations, the U.S. Army, including George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Calvary was dispatched

Momaday argues that White Europeans demonstrate unaccepting and naive attitudes towards Native culture and their role in society. Momaday’s argument is strengthened when describing an ex-cavalry leader in the Civil War: George Armstrong Custer. Momaday suggests, “George Armstrong Custer could see and articulate the beauty of the plains, but he could not see the people who inhabited them. Or he could see them only as enemies, impediments to the glory for which he hungered. He

Cavalry, commanded by George Armstrong Custer, and the Native American tribes the Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho. Outraged by repeated intrusions of white men in the Black Hills, which the Indians considered sacred land, the tribes defiantly left their reservations to gather in Montana and fight for their land. In response the Army dispatched three columns to attack in a coordinated fashion and force the Indians back into their reservations. One of these columns contained George Custer, a general in command

The author, Larry McMurty in his article “A Road They did Not Know” sheds light on the happenings of June 25-26, 1876, at the battle of the Little Big Horn. McMurty mentions, the summer of 1875, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer revealed the presence of gold in the Black Hills in front of the whole nation, which made the government regret their agreement of giving the Black Hills and other lands to the Sioux. The whites from the peace party and many other parties, didn’t like it, and said that the

battle of little bighorn in another body of a young Indian boy. He couldn’t believe he was standing right next to the seventh Calvary with George Armstrong Custer. He called Custer “Crazy egomaniac who think his going to be the president of the United States. Custer is one of the top two or three dump asses in American history” (Alexie 69). Lieutenant Custer took his army ignoring his superior

Benteen had done. Custer also made the fatal mistake of not following orders. He disobeyed General Terry’s orders to stay on the northside and wait for reinforcements to attack from the south. The third mistake made by Custer is that he didn’t know his enemy. Custer did not think that the Indians could come together and fight as a one. He expected them to flee; the Indians were actually ready to fight to keep their families safe. The final mistake for Custer’s defeat happened because Custer wanted nothing