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Post by Lawtonka on Jun 25, 2005 16:09:50 GMT -6
Hey, this has probably been hashed over before, but, It is a known fact that the 7th Cavalry was not paid until a day away from Fort Lincoln to prevent the men from getting into mischief before leaving on the campain to the LBH.
I have seen an occasional coin pop up from the digs as pictured in the books, but where did all of their money get to?? They sure did not get to spend it (the ones that were killed that is)
There should be some gold coins out there somewhere. Does anyone know anything about this subject??
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Post by Scout on Jun 25, 2005 19:08:37 GMT -6
Tim,
I have read stories of the Indian children making paper money ''saddles'' for their mud ponies....of course the paper money is gone but I'm sure a lot of the coins are yet unfound.
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Post by weir on Jun 28, 2005 10:42:20 GMT -6
Hey, this has probably been hashed over before, but, It is a known fact that the 7th Cavalry was not paid until a day away from Fort Lincoln to prevent the men from getting into mischief before leaving on the campain to the LBH.
I have seen an occasional coin pop up from the digs as pictured in the books, but where did all of their money get to?? They sure did not get to spend it (the ones that were killed that is)
There should be some gold coins out there somewhere. Does anyone know anything about this subject?? During Reno Hill fight on June 26th, Wooden Leg said he killed a soldier, took his bible, and others artifacts but he was surprised to find green papers. He threw them in the river ! After that, he said, Indians laughed at him when they learnt he had abandonned dollars in the Little Bighorn river. |
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Post by El Crab on Jun 28, 2005 16:12:26 GMT -6
The Indians got some of it. Not all of them understood that the paper money was worth anything. The coins, they understood. The paper money was found to have been made into toy blankets and saddles for mud ponies. And a lot of paper money was apparently found on the battlefield, some torn up and sprinkled on a sergeant. If I remember it correctly, this particular soldier was holding quite a lot of money for his men, for safekeeping.
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