Jacob Callous Leg, Hunkpapa Sioux follower of Sitting Bull in 1876, he fought under his kinsman Gall at the Battle of Little Big Horn in which he counted three coups and captured four cavalry horses. A Ghost Dancer in 1890, he witnessed the assassination of Sitting...
Jacob Little Skunk, a Minneconjou Sioux warrior aged 16 in 1876, fought under Fast Bull and High-Backbone, fighting leaders of the Little Big Horn. He was among a mass of warriors who surrounded and annihilated the last 30 troopers of Custer’s command toward the...
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...
Eagle Nest, a Southern Cheyenne warrior in 1876, fought under Chief Lame White Man in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Led by Chief Brave Bear, eight Southern Cheyennes and their families were visiting Lame White Man, a former southerner himself, at the time of the...
Elk Thunder, a Sichangu (Burnt Thigh) or Brule Sioux warrior aged 23 in 1876, fought under Crow Dog in the Battle of Little Big Horn, in which he counted four coups and took two scalps. “I was 23 the summer had the battle. I remember that day was very hot. Most...
