Coffeeman Report post Posted June 26, 2020 That national cemetery was amazing. Walking the gullies where some of the soldiers were killed was eye opening. Thought Custer was disliked by a lot of his contemporaries, he rushed in and didn’t have any backup coming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coffeeman Report post Posted June 26, 2020 They definitely gave him enough rope.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted June 26, 2020 Just now, Coffeeman said: They definitely gave him enough rope.... The army was terribly.out gunned too. Many of the native warriors were using repeaters against the horse soldiers 45-70 trapdoor carbine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coffeeman Report post Posted June 26, 2020 True and terrible story for both sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglakejake Report post Posted June 26, 2020 further reading for the long nights of sheltering in place coming up. or. 'no december wt hunt for me'. https://mrdivis.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/little-bighorn-and-isandlwana-an-interesting-comparison/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted June 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, biglakejake said: further reading for the long nights of sheltering in place coming up. or. 'no december wt hunt for me'. https://mrdivis.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/little-bighorn-and-isandlwana-an-interesting-comparison/ I bookmarked for another day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
