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142 years ago today
Posted on 6/25/22 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 6/25/22 at 6:59 pm
George Armstrong Custer's presidential ambitions came to an abrupt halt.
ETA I don't know what his position was on abortion.
ETA I don't know what his position was on abortion.
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Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:00 pm to Jim Rockford
This post was edited on 6/25/22 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:02 pm to Jim Rockford
Rest in power, sweet commander.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:04 pm to KurtSchrute
His quest for glory got his men killed.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:04 pm to Jim Rockford
How
Posted on 6/25/22 at 7:14 pm to Delta9
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How
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:09 pm to Jim Rockford
I’ve been to Little Bighorn. Pretty out there.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:10 pm to Jim Rockford
Dude got rinsed by those injuns
Posted on 6/25/22 at 8:52 pm to Globetrotter747
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I’ve been to Little Bighorn. Pretty out there.
It is pretty, but looks like a pretty lonely place. That is, after all the Sioux and Cheyenne left.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 11:44 pm to Jim Rockford
Couldn’t have happened to a better guy. Frick Custer, he deserved all he got.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 11:47 pm to Polycarp
He would have loved Yellowstone.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 11:54 pm to Jim Rockford
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This is probably the closest anyone can get to an “authentic” photograph of the immediate aftermath of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. This rare photo was taken during a reenactment of the battle near Chamberlain, South Dakota, in 1909 - possibly in connection with the filming of the silent movie, “Custer’s Last Fight.” It is believed some of the Indian extras actually fought in the battle 34 years before.
Posted on 6/25/22 at 11:54 pm to Jim Rockford
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142 years ago today
Posted on 6/25/22 at 11:56 pm to Jim Rockford
"Where the frick did all them Indians come from?"
-George Custer(Probably)
-George Custer(Probably)
Posted on 6/26/22 at 12:15 am to Globetrotter747
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I’ve been to Little Bighorn. Pretty out there.
It's pretty, but there is also something eerie about that place. I went last summer and it wasn't very crowded at all. I remember having parts of the battlefield to myself basically, and just standing still with no sound other than the wind whispering through the tall grass. Do you know how people describe how their vision can narrow? I felt that, but with my hearing, the ONLY thing I could hear standing on the ridgeline was that grass just swishing all around me. It makes you wonder, was this same sound what Custer and his men heard as the life drained out of them on top of that hill? I honestly don't know how to describe it because I've never experienced anything like it, not even at Gettysburg. There was a palpable energy to the place. It felt...restless. Just thinking about it now makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
Here are some pics from that day:
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Posted on 6/26/22 at 10:51 am to weaveballs1
We happened to stop by the battlefield on an anniversary of the battle. We got there too late for the re-enactment, but the Indian re-enactors had their teepees down next to the river and their horses hobbled. It was an eerie place and it's easy to see how you could be in one spot and never realize there were hundreds of people just over the next hill.
We stopped at the gas station across the street and I started talking to the Crow Indian at the counter. He told me there was a pow-wow out back and that we should check it out. The re-enactors had a big bonfire going and were dancing around it. Lots of of Indians around. It was pretty cool, but it kind of spooked my pale face wife.
We stopped at the gas station across the street and I started talking to the Crow Indian at the counter. He told me there was a pow-wow out back and that we should check it out. The re-enactors had a big bonfire going and were dancing around it. Lots of of Indians around. It was pretty cool, but it kind of spooked my pale face wife.
This post was edited on 6/26/22 at 10:52 am
Posted on 6/26/22 at 11:30 am to Jim Rockford
Why was the ground all white at Little Big Horn?
Because the Indians kept coming and coming...
Because the Indians kept coming and coming...
Posted on 6/26/22 at 11:35 am to Jim Rockford
I read an excellent book on the subject - "Son of the Morning Star", that was later made into a two part mini-series. Recommended.
Ever see the Twilight Zone episode where three modern-day (1950s) U.S. soldiers are transported back in time to the battle and, knowing the historical outcome, have to decide whether to join in the fight?
Ever see the Twilight Zone episode where three modern-day (1950s) U.S. soldiers are transported back in time to the battle and, knowing the historical outcome, have to decide whether to join in the fight?
Posted on 6/26/22 at 12:59 pm to Jim Rockford
The Indians certainly won that battle but cemented their demise.
Posted on 6/26/22 at 1:01 pm to nwacajun
Their demise had been cemented for nearly 300 years. They got one last lick in before fading into obscurity.
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