Straight Forehead, an Oglala Sioux warrior in 1876, fought under Big Road and Crazy Horse in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, in which he killed two soldiers and counted three coups on living enemies. “I used a lance and shield and a bow and arrows. A few of...
Also know as Rattlesnake, an 11-year old follower of Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Big horn. An Oglala Sioux, he took part in the Ghost Dance uprising and later was a longtime member of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. He died in 1941. “Everything was...
Thomas White Horse, a Hunkpapa Sioux veteran of the Battle of Little Big Horn, was 89 when Miller painted his portrait in 1940. A follower of Chief Sitting Bull, he took part in the Ghost Dance in 1890. “A lean, almost famished, old fellow, he sparkled at the...
Two Birds, a Northern Cheyenne warrior in 1876, fought under Chief Two Moon in the Battle of Little Big Horn, in which he counted three coups and captured four cavalry horses. “The old man and I cordially shook hands. I did not see him again. While I was off in...
Walking Hunter, a Hunkpapa Sioux and a follower of Sitting Bull in 1876, was nearly 30 years old – mature for a fighting man – when he took part in the Battle of Little Big Horn. Seven years earlier, at age 23, he established his reputation as a warrior in...
White Eagle, an Oglala Sioux warrior in 1876, fought under He-Dog and Crazy Horse in the Battle of Little Big Horn. A cousin of Nicholas Black Elk, Sr., another veteran of the Custer fight whose portrait is included in this collection, White Eagle’s war honors...
