George Armstrong Custer

hold off total annihilation when a reserve group arrived (history channel). Custer began his attack, but was delayed by trying to find a suitable river crossing. Before Custer was able to find a crossing, the alerted Sioux were already mounted and headed to meet him, and the Sioux already knew where the good river crossings were. Custer was immediately over matched and started taking casualties from the onset. Custer began a very disorganized, zigzag retreat over various hills and bluffs, but

Little Bighorn is one of the most contentious fights in American history. It was an intense fight between the Plains Indians, and the white men who fought to take their land. General George Armstrong Custer led troops into a battle in which none of them came out alive. Underestimating his enemy, along a big ego led Custer straight to his death; he would be the most talked about soldier in history. The Battle of Little Bighorn was legendary in the fact of the roles of the Indians and Anglos, the nature

a fight.  When George Armstrong Custer went down to the area he was unaware of how many Indians were actually there.  So due to that Custer underestimating

In April of 1868, the treaty of Fort Laramie conceded to the Sioux Black Hills, in the Dakota Territory. Numerous miners moved into the area, one such miner discovering gold. In 1874, The US government sent General Custer and one-thousand men on the Black Hills Expedition to investigate the gold discovery, and natural resources, Custer’s confirmation, and anticipation of the gold discovery led many settlers into the Black Hills. Therefore, the fueling tension between

In A Terrible Glory Custer and the Little Bighorn, James Donovan, the author, argues that George Armstrong Custer was not the main reason for the American army's defeat at Little Bighorn and that there were other factors that contributed to why they lost. This nonfiction, historical book takes place before and after the Battle at Little Bighorn. The battle lasted from June 26th, 1876 through June 27th, 1876 and resulted in a victory for the Lakota Sioux and the Cheyenne warriors against the U.S.

War began in February 8th 1876 when General Crook and General Terry were ordered to commence campaigns against the newly declared hostile Native Americans who had not returned to the Great Souix Nation Reservation boundaries. Leaders Major General George Crook was the in charge of the Department of the Platte headquartered in Omaha Nebraska. The Department of the Platte was an administrative district which included the Dakota territory. Major General Alfred Terry was the commander of the Dakota territory

they planned attacks on white settlements. On June 25, 1876 near the Little Bighorn river, Colonel George Armstrong Custer was ordered by General Alfred Terry to take the 7th cavalry and scout for troops ahead. Instead of waiting for reinforcements, Custer went ahead and closed in on the Indian camp. The Indians saw the incoming attack and gathered nearly 3,000 fighters to meet the head on. As Custer and his 200 men entered the Little Bighorn River valley, the 3,000 Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors

The Native American ethnic groups of today, are nothing compared to their ancestors. The treatment, hostility, and silver tongues of the past damage can never be fixed no matter how many words, medals, promises, and gifts you give them. The late Native American culture and its ethnic groups have been unfairly mistreated and misrepresented with lies from propaganda, breach of treaties, and harsh antagonization from American business owners and regular people alike. These actions have put a horrendous

General Philip Sheridan set up a plan to inflict punishment on the Cheyenne winter encampments to pay for their actions. During this time they had destroyed all their supplies, livestock, and any people that had resisted. On November 27, 1868 George Armstrong Custer led an army to attack Black Kettle and his village. His troops killed over 100 Native Americans, manly Southern Cheyenne. While Kettle and his wife were escaping across the river they were shot in the back and killed. The only survivor was

The Native American tribes of today, are nothing compared to their ancestors. The treatment, hostility, and silver tongues of the past damage can never be fixed no matter how many words, medals, promises, and gifts you give them. The late Native American culture and its tribes have been unfairly mistreated and misrepresented with lies from propaganda, breach of treaties, and harsh antagonization from American business owners and regular people alike. These actions have put a horrendous reputation