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Post by herosrest on Jan 5, 2016 23:08:40 GMT -6
DucemusHarry Armstrong Reed was the nephew of General George Armstrong Custer. He was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, on June 25, 1876, with General Custer along with his other two uncles, Tom and Boston. Young Reed was a mere eighteen years old. Harry was born April 27, 1858, at Monroe, Michigan, the only son of David and Lydia Custer Reed. He was the favorite nephew of General Custer and was often called "Autie" after his uncle. With his sister, Emma, he left Monroe in May 1876, traveling to Ft. Abraham Lincoln in the Dakota Territory. Autie joined the expedition to the Little Big Horn as a herder. His official assignment was to herd the cattle that fed the soldiers. He wrote to his parents in a letter dated June 10, in which he speaks of General Custer's command starting to find Indians. He stated that the herd had become so small it did not require much attention and he had obtained permission to travel with his uncle. On June 25, 1876, Autie was with the baggage train when word came back that the unit was attacking. Custer's orderly John Burkman suggested that Reed stay with the pack train, to which Reed replied, "You're mad because you can't go along" and gave Burkman a taunting kick before riding off. Trooper Burkman had been ordered to stay behind by Custer. Autie immediately galloped forward to join the General in the attack. If Autie had stayed where he was assigned with the pack train, he would have surely survived the battle.Autie was killed on Last Stand Hill. Like the others on the battlefield, a marble marker rests at the approximate place where his body was found. Though originally buried on the battlefield, Autie Reed's remains were exhumed, one of only two exceptions to the rule that only commissioned officers would be shipped home for reburial. He was reburied in 1878, at Woodland Cemetery in Monroe, Michigan, near today's Monroe County, Michigan Museum. His scalp is on display at the 'Museum of World Treasures' in Wichita, KS.
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Post by chardvc on Jan 24, 2016 4:21:18 GMT -6
Nice paraphrasing from Wikipeadia.
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Post by justvisiting on Jan 29, 2016 19:58:18 GMT -6
Nice paraphrasing from Wikipeadia. Yes! I suspect Chard and I will get along fine. JV |
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Post by fred on Jan 30, 2016 6:15:51 GMT -6
For anyone paying attention, the poster "justvisiting" has been known by other names on this board.
He is also one of the finest and one of the nicest people you would ever hope to meet. He may also be the finest researcher in the country on anything to do with the Indian wars. If you want to know the fate of any man wearing blue during that period, just ask him. He has forgotten more about this era, its forts, events, and so forth than anyone I know, and that probably includes Elisabeth Kimber.
And even though we have never met, he is also my friend.
Best wishes,
Fred.
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Post by herosrest on Jan 30, 2016 8:40:28 GMT -6
DucemusThe point of the post 'wasto' generate discussion, which has been incredibly succesful. There were quite a number of battle related 'trophies' which filtered into various collections in Indian territory, Oklahoma and all over really, related to Cheyenne history and myths, which pervade the battle's study. There is Yellow Nose, Spotted Wolf, Little Wolf, Yellow Hand who wasn't but may have been Wooden Leg's brother. There is Touch the Clouds who wasn't present but was really. Custer scalps. Custer's battle flag and the regimental flag which was taken and with which Reno was taunted. But of of course, a muster of the entire Sioux and Cheyenne population having rations claimed for it in the midst of an immense government scandal with the supply of provisions to tribes, is sufficient to fill 900 tepees with 15 warriors in each. No one here takes the John D. Miles Cheyenne account of the fight seriously. I have determined that if a horse and mule each travelling at the same speed, say 3 mph, cover the same journey from the same start, the horse will arrive to any finishing line first and the further away that finishing point is, the far further ahead, the horse will be. So much for science. Love you guys. I can show you a picture of Touch the Clouds sat holding and army and navy colt - god only knows where he he obtained that....... Brilliant. www.greenwichworkshop.com/details/default.asp?p=3348&a=342&t=1&page=1&detailtype=artist&lockoutDealerID=729Anysways, the altered 'E' Maguire map is on the go again -  New book which should raise a brow or two - Robert Nightengale - themysteryofsittingbull.com/bio.htmlRecent battlefield videos www.youtube.com/channel/UCRTRmkk3cfgYpKsQn_VDEGA/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0Maybe Richard Fox should check the map out. On the ground, of course. I can point him at some excellent research.  The Mystery of E Troop - by Taunton www.westernerspublications.ltd.uk/CAGB%20Book%20Review%2003%20-%20Mystery%20E%20Troop.htm
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Post by chardvc on Jan 30, 2016 15:41:21 GMT -6
Robert Nightengale - I need a facepalm smiley.
HR - please try reading some of the stuff you post AND understanding it. Post less, read more.
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Post by herosrest on Jan 31, 2016 12:16:06 GMT -6
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Post by chardvc on Jan 31, 2016 12:39:41 GMT -6
Still waiting for the EC picture source.....
The point I raise is you don't understand what you're posting. It can be a matter of discussion if you like but I suspect it won't be much of one.
Nobody knows what you're saying as your posting is scattergun, fragmented and biased. Your last posting quoting a source which said Sitting Bull set a trap for Custer is laughable. It then went on to quote the scouts as saying it was a mistake to attack the NAs. Your whole theory relies on the battle being winnable by Reno following through on his attack on the village. The quote therefore destroys that surmise....
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Post by herosrest on Jan 31, 2016 12:56:11 GMT -6
DucemusYou don't understand, tat' fine but do not post it. What was I saying, which I do not understand? This is neat = youtu.be/LO8GdyK1kuoThe previous links are worthy of your consideration. This is not a row, you didn't understand and shot from the hip. Tell me about the map - 
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Post by herosrest on Jan 31, 2016 13:04:02 GMT -6
Still waiting for the EC picture source.....
The point I raise is you don't understand what you're posting. It can be a matter of discussion if you like but I suspect it won't be much of one.
Nobody knows what you're saying as your posting is scattergun, fragmented and biased. Your last posting quoting a source which said Sitting Bull set a trap for Custer is laughable. It then went on to quote the scouts as saying it was a mistake to attack the NAs. Your whole theory relies on the battle being winnable by Reno following through on his attack on the village. The quote therefore destroys that surmise....
Need I go on? I fear you will!! Again, you know what I do not. My theory has nothing to do with a winable battle. We'll discuss this if you wish. If you want the source for the 1886 Custer battlefield anniversary image which I posted, it is in various collections which you are perfectly well able to locate. I do not post to cause trouble, you are not expected or desired to like what I post. |
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Post by herosrest on Jan 31, 2016 13:09:23 GMT -6
Ducemus
Nightengale has recently published. It is rather good, contentious in many aspects and provocative. There is very much to his history with the battle and having pointed that up, I went straight to the major issue which is published. The map!
It is very likely that you didn't know. That's ok.
Carry on.
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Post by tubman13 on Jan 31, 2016 13:29:07 GMT -6
Chardvc,
We can, in print, find bias against Reno, Benteen, and Custer. To support your point of view you don't have to work very hard. Then you can put your own spin on what you dig up to paint whatever picture you wish. Another poster, Wild, has issues with Benteen, but he judges via performance, I may not agree with him in some areas, but I understand his points. Wild does not manufacturer his issues, he can bare down rather hard, in fact once called me a socialist. If he only knew. On the otherhand, HR and Bill Rini can find faults with Reno on other battlefields, under overhanging rocks, along both wet and dry stream beds. I should not bring up Bill here but when it comes to Reno, he and HR are brothers of different mothers.
Regards,
Tom
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Post by herosrest on Jan 31, 2016 14:24:43 GMT -6
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Post by tubman13 on Jan 31, 2016 15:11:49 GMT -6
Maybe it is just me, but whatever became of the subject of this thread, Harry A. Reed? Not the senator from Nevada, bur GAC's nephew.
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Post by herosrest on Jan 31, 2016 17:11:26 GMT -6
Ducemus
We are tracking down his scalper. We know with some certainty that it was not Wooden Leg.
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The Mystery of E Troop - by Taunton 
