James Comes Again, an Oglala Sioux apprentice warrior in 1876, witnessed much of the Battle of Little Bighorn, before joining a large party of youngsters who got in on the tail-end of the fighting in the final surround of Custer’s immediate command. He later...
John Did Not Go Home, an Itazipcho or Sansarc Sioux warrior aged 15 in 1876, fought under Chief Spotted Eagle, fighting Sansarc leader at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. He was in both the counterattack against Reno’s command and the final surround and...
John Dives Backward, a Northern Cheyenne 12 year old in 1876, was among the first of the tribe at the start of the Little Big Horn to see the approach of attacking troopers under Reno. He later fought valiantly with other youngsters under the Cheyenne Chief Ice....
John Moves Camp, an Oglala Sioux, veteran of the Battle of Little Big horn, was 89 when Miller painted his portrait in 1941. “I didn’t stay on to see the final killing of the wounded Wasicuns or some scalping and mutilations done by our women and a few...
Feather Earring, a Hunkpapa Sioux warrior and follower of Sitting Bull in 1876, fought under Chief Crow King at the Battle of the little Big Horn. Fighting mad after his brother Dog-With-Horns was killed early in the battle, he was never sure how many soldiers he shot...
Fools Crow, an Oglala Sioux and brother of Chief Eagle Bear, was an 11-year old apprentice warrior in 1876. After witnessing most of the Battle of Little Big Horn from benchlands overlooking the battlefield, he joined other youngsters who swarmed around Custer’s...
