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Posted by Beecher on November 18, 1999 at 08:09:30:

In Reply to: little big horn posted by don white on November 17, 1999 at 17:57:09:

The "agent" at Standing Rock did not send Custer a message that they were nearly out of food. To do so would have proven the Agents were shorting the Indians. One of Custer's officers visited the reservation and told Custer the Indians were starving. Custer then tried to get permission to send a wagon of Army supplies and blankets to the Indians at Standing Rock. The BIA wouldn't allow it. So Custer tried an end run and invited heads of families to his HQ at Fort Lincoln knowing that it was permissible to send visitors away with "gifts." The BIA -- Belknap -- refused to grant the Indians permission to leave the reservation.

Custer then sent furious letters around about how that would only lead to the Indians leaving the reservation to find food.

Beecher

: two alein cultures clashed with no chance of understanding each other.In the winter of either 1874 or 1875 the agent at standing rock messaged custer at fort lincoln that he was almost out of rations for the indians.Custer immediately sent all he could spare by wagon train.I guess all men haVE AMBIVALENT characters.Custer was just a soldier with his orders and Crazy horse and Gall were just men with a just cause.Custer had no idea how well armed they were and there was a confusion as to their numbers.He was caught in a reconniasance in force and the 7th cav luck ran out.Don White part Cherokee and formerely Platoon Sgt U.S infantry NAM 66,67,68,69 all my men were brave and resolute.

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: The "agent" at Standing Rock did not send Custer a message that they were nearly out of food. To do so would have proven the Agents were shorting the Indians. One of Custer's officers visited the reservation and told Custer the Indians were starving. Custer then tried to get permission to send a wagon of Army supplies and blankets to the Indians at Standing Rock. The BIA wouldn't allow it. So Custer tried an end run and invited heads of families to his HQ at Fort Lincoln knowing that it was permissible to send visitors away with "gifts." The BIA -- Belknap -- refused to grant the Indians permission to leave the reservation.

: Custer then sent furious letters around about how that would only lead to the Indians leaving the reservation to find food.

: Beecher

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: : two alein cultures clashed with no chance of understanding each other.In the winter of either 1874 or 1875 the agent at standing rock messaged custer at fort lincoln that he was almost out of rations for the indians.Custer immediately sent all he could spare by wagon train.I guess all men haVE AMBIVALENT characters.Custer was just a soldier with his orders and Crazy horse and Gall were just men with a just cause.Custer had no idea how well armed they were and there was a confusion as to their numbers.He was caught in a reconniasance in force and the 7th cav luck ran out.Don White part Cherokee and formerely Platoon Sgt U.S infantry NAM 66,67,68,69 all my men were brave and resolute.

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