RCOI - Chicago Tribune

[bc]

For those interested in the Chicago Tribune articles on the RCOI:

Google Chicago Tribune Archive

Click on Archives : Chicago Tribune

Search the historical section for Reno

or try this:

pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/advancedsearch.html

You get about 43 hits for Reno. 16 of the older ones apply to the RCOI. First one is on Notes in Dec 78 and mentions the upcoming inquiry and that Col. Weir had cited Reno for cowardice. The last article is in Nov of 79 and mentions Reno being in trouble for the window peeking incident which isn't necessarily part of the RCOI. I suppose there could be more in which Reno's name wasn't used. I didn't search Custer for example.

You can take a free look and just get a couple sentences. Also comes in pdf format and page format. You can buy 15 pdf formats for $12.95 or 30 for $19.95. I didn't price the page format.

Guess I'll wait for one of you rich guys to buy them and then paste them in below.

There is also a lot of interesting articles after the battle such as letters from survivors, claims vs. Reno disobeying direct orders, Terry's dispatches, etc.

bc

[Diane Merkel]

I may buy the PDFs one of these days. It's been a while since I read the RCOI, but didn't the "official" transcript have some of the Tribune's articles rather than a transcript by a stenographer? It seems I've read a discussion of this somewhere recently, but most of my life is a fog these days.

[biggordie]

I believe that it was the Times that was used to fill in some of the blanks. The whole history of the transcriptions is extremely interesting, and once understood, casts the proceedings in a new light as to accuracy. It's the understanding that is the hard part, and if I ever get it straight, I'll let you all know.

I just finished re-transcribing my handwritten [!!] notes of McDougall's testimony. Only a couple of guys left - then I have to compare everything with the originals. Sheesh!!

Gordie