Post by herosrest on Dec 10, 2016 3:21:32 GMT -6
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1. From Benteen's narrative (Brinninstool)
2. Charles Roe's battle sketch
3. Bismarck Tribune (Weekly) July 5th, 1876 link to full paper online.
They had another fight on the Little Big Horn. The Indians were in breast and Crazy Horse was ahead. One soldier on a sorrel horse attacked Crazy Horse. The soldier had a gun in his hand. Crazy Horse charged. The soldier fired but missed. The soldier turned and Crazy Horse shot his horse.
Red Hawk then got after the soldier and tried to stick him in the back with his lance. The soldier fired his pistol twice the powder burning Red Hawk's face. He pushed against the soldier and struck him with the butt of his Spenser gun on the side of the head.
In the same battle the soldiers got on a hill and were shooting. Red Hawk's cousin, a brave man, suggested that the two go up and count coup on those soldiers. They started and the soldiers fired and as the two got closer the soldiers went down the hill. The cousin was ahead but in the dust Red Hawk saw a soldier with a big hat pointing his gun. Red Hawk warned his cousin and dropped. The soldier fired and the cousin fell in Red Hawk's lap. He got up and saw the soldier loading and shot him through the breast. One of the Indians rushed in and counted coup. Red Hawk rushed in and the soldier, raising up, was shot down with his six shooter.
After this the soldiers came up from the other hill and he rolled down in a buffalo road and the soldiers knocked dust in his mouth and all over him. He was afraid to raise up but he fired his gun a number of times toward the soldiers. Then he heard an Indian yell and bone whistles and later a stampede and then he got up and saw Crazy Horse who asked if he was hurt. He said no but his cousin was killed.
He looked away and saw a soldier aiming and he shot him just as he was firing and as he went toward the soldier he saw another with ornaments on his breast. The soldier fired and he heard the bullet whiz but he fired and shot the soldier. He went up to this one who was on his knees but he pushed him down with his gun. The soldier got a hold of his legs and he could not get away. He pulled out his knife and struck the whole blade into his breast.
That day the loss of his cousin made him desperate and ferocious. Source
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1. From Benteen's narrative (Brinninstool)
2. Charles Roe's battle sketch
3. Bismarck Tribune (Weekly) July 5th, 1876 link to full paper online.
Riding with Tȟašúŋke Witkó (Red Hawk's battle)
They had another fight on the Little Big Horn. The Indians were in breast and Crazy Horse was ahead. One soldier on a sorrel horse attacked Crazy Horse. The soldier had a gun in his hand. Crazy Horse charged. The soldier fired but missed. The soldier turned and Crazy Horse shot his horse.
Red Hawk then got after the soldier and tried to stick him in the back with his lance. The soldier fired his pistol twice the powder burning Red Hawk's face. He pushed against the soldier and struck him with the butt of his Spenser gun on the side of the head.
In the same battle the soldiers got on a hill and were shooting. Red Hawk's cousin, a brave man, suggested that the two go up and count coup on those soldiers. They started and the soldiers fired and as the two got closer the soldiers went down the hill. The cousin was ahead but in the dust Red Hawk saw a soldier with a big hat pointing his gun. Red Hawk warned his cousin and dropped. The soldier fired and the cousin fell in Red Hawk's lap. He got up and saw the soldier loading and shot him through the breast. One of the Indians rushed in and counted coup. Red Hawk rushed in and the soldier, raising up, was shot down with his six shooter.
After this the soldiers came up from the other hill and he rolled down in a buffalo road and the soldiers knocked dust in his mouth and all over him. He was afraid to raise up but he fired his gun a number of times toward the soldiers. Then he heard an Indian yell and bone whistles and later a stampede and then he got up and saw Crazy Horse who asked if he was hurt. He said no but his cousin was killed.
He looked away and saw a soldier aiming and he shot him just as he was firing and as he went toward the soldier he saw another with ornaments on his breast. The soldier fired and he heard the bullet whiz but he fired and shot the soldier. He went up to this one who was on his knees but he pushed him down with his gun. The soldier got a hold of his legs and he could not get away. He pulled out his knife and struck the whole blade into his breast.
That day the loss of his cousin made him desperate and ferocious. Source