I am Apache from a reservation in AZ. My ancestors were a mix of scouts and renegades. On my mom's side, one of my relatives won the Congressional Medal of Honor as a scout for the US Army in the late 1800s. On another side, I am descended from a renegade who was never captured. He was last seen on the reservation in the 1930s - the Apache Kid. I visited the Little Bighorn Battlefield in 2000. I drove up from Denver to visit my aunt and her children. I was invited to a HS graduation for a young cousin. When I got to Montana, I stopped at the historical site. I ran into awful bigotry. An older racist white man pointed to me while talking to his son, a child of about age 8, and said something like "They'll never do that again. Nowadays, we have war tanks." Out of concern for the child, I just walked away and didn't even look at them. I figured the child was innocent and didn't need to get in the middle of a scene of racism involving his bigoted dad and a modern Native American. In modern times, I have many relatives who served in the US Military. Many served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War, Iraq, and now Afghanistan. In HS, our Apache football players went to a football camp at Miramar Naval Base in San Diego. Many were infatuated with the naval jets. The film "Top Gun" had come out that summer and was very popular among teens on the reservations of AZ. A lot of Apaches had older relatives who served in the US Navy and USMC trained at San Diego. So, one of the Apaches joined the USMC. He served in a scouting unit for an LAV as a machine gunner - a modern Apache scout. He died during the first month of the Persian Gulf War. In WWII, there were Apaches who served in the South Pacific and the European front lines. The US Navy has a large historical document about Native American veterans of WWII. My grandfather could understand the Navajo Code Talkers. He talked to two of them on a ship near New Guinea. The Navajo Marines were tasked with hunting Japanese soldiers in tunnels. My grandfather later learned they were killed. His brother served at Iwo Jima and was a DI at Camp Pendleton after WWII. They ran into a lot of racism in bigoted rural towns of AZ back then like in the film "Billy Jack". The racism against Native Americans in those bigoted towns of the past usually has this pattern. Step 1: the Native American is a coward and white supremacy is invincible, so let's bully the Native American. Step 2: if the Native American is passive and does not react, then he is a coward and should be ashamed. Step 3: If the Native American stands up for himself, then he is a savage - too much of a violent recalcitrant to adapt to the ways of the far more civilized white man. So, the Little Bighorn Battle is often viewed under that racist perspective. If Crazy Horse and his warriors had fled to avoid contact, then Custer and much of the colonizers would have seen that as confirmation about the view that Native Americans are inferior cowards. But since Crazy Horse fought back and won the battle, then many labeled them as violent savages - recalcitrants who are too uncivilized and warlike. It's a dilemma with a no-win situation. If the Indians flee, they are cowards. But if they fight back and win, they are savages. Hence, the vitriol often results in false accounts of mutilation against warriors like Rain in the Face. The white racism of the 1800s was ridiculously stubborn. Much of modern research still seems to have that perspective. I'd like to point out we are US Citizens now. Native Americans are part of the modern US Military. The Little Bighorn Battle was a tragic conflict. But it's long in the past. General Crook was so impressed with the service of his Native American scouts that he wanted them to have the right to vote. Crook was far ahead of his time in promoting inclusion for his Native American soldiers. Crook served with my relative Chief Alchesay. Crook thought very highly of Chief Alchesay. I don't believe Crook himself would have agreed with the bigoted comments by that racist white man about war tanks since I am related to Alchesay from Whiteriver, AZ. The Little Bighorn Battle is often thought of as the worse defeat of the US Military against indigenous tribes. But it was not. The defeat of General St. Clair in 1791 was far worse. It might also be argued that the successful impediment of the encroachment of the Spanish Army into Central Texas by the Comanches and Kiowas was also on a similar scale of victory for indigenous tribes. The Spanish Army never made it that far into the Southern Plains because of the Comanches and Kiowas.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Please watch my videos of the Indian Scouts! I'll attach a link. Thanks so much for such a thoughtful and personal response. 🙏💕 I think Custer had a more nuanced view of Indians than he is given credit for. They thought the Indians would run not because they were cowards, but because that was what happened in the majority of fights with the tribes. Not out of cowardice, but they did not have an endless supply of warriors the way the Army had new recruits, and they fled in order to get their families out of danger. If you read the writings of Army officers at the time, you will find tremendous respect for their Indian foes and real fear in fighting them. I'm sure you know that mutilation of the dead was a historical accurate part of tribal war. War shirts had scalp locks, Cheyenne warriors made finger necklaces. I think of it as the extreme deterrent and warning to any invader, and a tactic every people used. Heads on stakes in the Middle Ages. Heck even public hangings at the time. It was a ruthless time and war is dark dirty work. Those whites in the Indian Wars were fighting each other just as savagely during the Civil War 10 to 20 years earlier-- burning farms and industry and every thing else. Both sides resort to whatever it takes to protect their families. We still do it today. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@debpratt52

4 күн бұрын

@@SiobhanFallon7 Thank you for your response, and also thank you, Manuel Steele, for the family information. Those were very difficult times, indeed!

@gregzeigler3850

4 күн бұрын

I'm actually appalled that anybody has that attitude toward anyone, today. We(meaning Whites and even some Black folk) have not been at war with the Indian since before I was born. And I am now 60. And to think, the whole tragic event, would not have even happened had not some folks coveted what was then in possession of the Sioux. But that is the story of mankind, to covet someone's possession. The Sioux took it from another tribe. I went to the battlefield in 1984. There was a small museum there at the time and some Indian women were out front selling their crafts(I bought my dad a very nice belt buckle from one).

Tom’s kindness to the missionary shows the quality of the man!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

It does, doesn't it? The video was getting so long and I considered cutting that anecdote out to keep it a manageable length (longer videos tend to scare away viewers). But then I thought what you did, how it's a different take on Tom, and it's not a story I ever hear. So figured it was best to keep it in. Thanks so much for noticing!

I would of loved to had you for my history teacher in school. Kids would have paid attention and learned. Having a nice looking teacher would have been a bonus for us boys.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Ha ha! Thank you, Chuck! I think I'd be a terrible teacher! I would only want to teach what I liked! But if you can get me a job teaching Seventh Cavalry Studies, I'll take it!! 😉🤣🎉

Had my Custer Day yesterday as it was 25th. in Aus. Thoroughly enjoyed myself. Watched parts of Tonka, They Died With Their Boots On and Son Of The Morning Star. Played soundtracks and read articles. Whatever ever he was, Saint or demon, George certainly has immortality… as has Thomas .. Stay safe 🥰🇦🇺🇺🇸

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

I love that! "Whatever he was, George certainly has immortality" NICE!

I’m a U.S. history teacher and I wish we could spend more than one class on the Indian wars. I love talking to the students about it. I even break out the dry erase markers and draw terrible maps.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

I'd have loved that one day!!!!

Thank you again Siobhan for such an informative well narrated piece of history. Tom Custer, a true American hero, deserves this recognition of his last few years. I especially love your attention to the side stories and details that many of us may not be aware of....please keep them coming!!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you, Bob! I love finding the lesser known personal stories and trying to weave them in. Don't worry, I have plans for plenty more videos!! 🙏🎉

This episode has moved me like none other, such emotion it brings to me, I feel strongly now that I must take another trip back to Monroe soon and visit the historic sites, the Museum and my friend Steve Alexander. Thank you again for all U do, no one is better at it. :)

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

So lovely to hear that, Jay! I was thinking of that painting of Tom and George on horseback, and how much George looked like Steve Alexander there!

Custer live forever!!! Great work Siobhan, you are a true gem! :)

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Yay!! Thank you, Jay!!

Excellent video and narrative Siobhan. You make all the individuals come to life like no other historian. As I had previously told you about my Lakota great great grandmother showing my father a ring she had taken from a soldier on the battlefield while stripping the dead. She died in 1948 at the age of 104. Thanks Again Siobhan!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you, Mark!! I remember your incredible story!

Thank you Siobhan great presentation. Tom sounds like he would have been fun to party with 😀and a very nice person and brave and proud soldier!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Yes! I'd have liked to have met him. But I'd keep him away from my teenage daughter!! 😉🤣

@gar9429

4 күн бұрын

@@SiobhanFallon7 That's funny but probably true!😆👍

Thank you for the history lesson on Tom Custer. It’s a story all to its self. Tom was a fearless and dedicated soldier and his faithfulness to his brother until the bitter endend. I’m looking forward to the next military and American Natives history presentation.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I am already at work on another... 😉

Thanks again for the detailed personal commentaries on the real history of individuals of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Been in that country many times and your input helps bring things to life!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you so very much 🙏

Congratulations on getting last part completed by the 25th! Tom was indeed a brave and unique person who deserves to be remembered. I must share with you a disappointing encounter I recently experienced. While giving a young teacher and her 5th grade class a tour of our cemetery while they put flags on the veterans graves . I pointed out some interesting ones including a young women who died in 1960 age 20 by the name of Kuester. I asked the teacher if she knew how it would be spelled after having been anglicized. She said she didn’t so I dropped hints. I finally told her and was shocked that a woman with a college degree not only never heard of the battle of LBH, she never even heard of Gen.Custer! What are they teaching the younger generation these days? It makes what you do extra important in keeping the memory of these hero’s alive. Keep up the good work!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

That's a sad anecdote, but also great motivation for me! Thanks so much for sharing and for giving that tour and reminding the next generation of our proud fallen 🇺🇸

Siobhan, you have done an excellent job in showing Tom Custer's character. The story of him and another standing with the RR preacher is especially telling. Most of the pictures in this video are new to me. I continue to be amazed with your research and presentation skills! In thinking of Boston's name, I wonder if it is more than common for parents to save the unusual names for the youngest children.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, Webb. I'd love to know where the name Boston came from too!! And I love the story of him singing with the preacher-- it's a softer side of Tom I don't often hear about. And reminds me how much they all loved music and song. Great to hear from you!

Siobhan, keep up the great history lessons. Here's to you on the 148th.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you, Storm! Really wanted to get Tom's final installment up in time for the anniversary. Whew.

So glad to see this today. I was just at the Little Bighorn Battlefield at the beginning of the month and can’t stop thinking about the place since I left. Thank you for all the hard work you put into these exceptional videos!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

What a lovely comment. You just made me day. Thank you. So glad you got to the battlefield before they shut it down for construction next week!

Powerful video. Your passion is very important. Tom sounds like he was good man. The entire Custer male line, nephew, Bro in Law etc. gone in an instant. Staggering to think about. This was deeply stirring. Thank You very much.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, John! Hope to hear from you again soon 🙏

@keithmaxwell8239

4 күн бұрын

There was another Custer brother who lived back east where the family was from. His name was Nevin and he was a farmer who never joined the military.

@johnkeviljr9625

4 күн бұрын

@@keithmaxwell8239 Ah Yes, Nevin. Thx Siobhan!

Heading to the Monument right now! Happy June 25th!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

So jealous!!!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Enjoy!! Say a prayer at LSH for all those lost for me please!

This was another. Good video. Tom Custer has always struck me as being the guy but I would like to hang out with. Just a lot of fun to be around. As I have said, Elsewhere, I have looked into the life of Tom Custer fairly extensively. So there was little To surprise me here. What you have done very successfully is 2.Is to draw a picture of the humor involved in this somewhat Peculiar family. Well done as usual. Can't wait for the next.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you, Barbara! How about that image of Lucia! Never saw that before. I loved digging up the lesser known details on him myself.

@barbaraanneneale3674

4 күн бұрын

@@SiobhanFallon7 I am impressed. However, I am sorry to say that I don't see well enough to actually appreciate the image. I'm aware that you some really great. Pictures. I only wish that I could see them.

Another well researched and presented study of the LBH clan. Tom Custer was as charismatic as his brother George. Great story telling once again . I read a post the other day from someone looking for information about Custer, so i directed them to watch your video's Siobhan, hopefully they found them.

Overjoyed and pleased we have not heard or seen the last of Ur most enlightening and I formative videos, thank U so very much. It's needless 2 say, I have never been more cogniscent of the 7th calvary and the Custer family history through Ur videos of all currently available by different authors. Ur presentations catches ones interest and imaginations immediately, I'm certain Ur pleasant voice and disposition adds 2 the easy listening, keep them coming.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Stanley, you are wonderful. Thank you. You bet I will keep them coming!!

The perfect video for the battles anniversary, thanks so much Siobhan!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!! Man, I was really struggling to get this finished in time! 🙏🎉

Great presentation on Tom's travels and end, thanks! It gave me a better understanding of the dynamics and extended relationships.👍👍

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Much appreciated! 🙏🎉

Another successful presentation. I really enjoyed it & the fact that you chose June 25th to release it.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you, George!! You are one of the LBH scholar friends who inspire and push me the most. So pleased that you watched! 🎉🙏

Thanks for another wonderful video! It always amazes me to think that several combatants on either side would have met each other before.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

I know! It must have been a smaller frontier than we think 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️

excellent research into this terrible tragedy. in my reading of various books on this subject, the Indian scouts told Custer the village was the biggest they had ever witnessed and knew the soldiers' forces were not enough to win any engagements this day. they told him that all of them were going home today by a road they did not know.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Yes, all the scouts knew it was a large gathering of foe. But the Crow urged an attack, and GAC was afraid the entire campaign would collapse in failure if he let the Lakota and Cheyenne go, so he made the fateful decision to move forward... 😬

Marvelous story Siobhan. Every time I think I have a favorite, you top it with another one. Very informative and entertaining.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Oh, Kim, that's an incredible comment to get from you, especially as you are such a wealth of knowledge yourself!! Thank you.

Well One of the better narratives on this battle. And of Tom as well. Thanks!!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Such a great message! Thank you!

Thank you so much for post this I find your work to be historically informative and accurate love the photos some of which iv never seen before.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you, Alan!! I love digging up the photos and images myself!

Thank you for your research into Tom C. And thanks for emphasizing the "bring pacs" portion of his last message. From the context of the message I had always assumed Custer was anticipating a shortage of ammo as he engaged a "big village." However, as you phrased it, Custer was already low on ammunition. What this means to me is Custer continued his attack assuming his resupply would catch up. In 1994 I met a female captain who led a fuel convoy during the gulf War. Her unit was lost in a sand storm but kept moving forward. As fate would have it she ran into 7th corps just as they were running out of fuel. She received the silver star for her actions. No such leadership was available that day for Custer, he had all his trustworthy people on last stand hill.

Great video thanks for sharing 🇺🇲

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!! Hope to hear from you again 🤗

Thank you for such a moving and interesting story about the Final Battle. It was fascinating to hear with such detail, and feeling. On a unrelated side note 48 years ago on June 25th I was at my Bachelors party. The weird thing is as a history nerd I was aware that day was the 100th anniversary of the battle. My wife and I tied the knot on the 26th so its our 48th tomorrow on the 26th. Best Regards from Canada 🇨🇦, and thank you!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Happy anniversary, Keith! Yours is the happier anniversary by far!! 🥂

Thank you for an intersesting video about Tom .

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you, Laurence!! 🙏

Thank you! Can't wait for more!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Working on another "short" now!

I always enjoy your content, Siobhan. So well researched and factual. I am always a fan of your history. The picture collages on this presentation were so wonderful, but they filled up some map content that I had not finished looking at, so it was a bit difficult to follow. I understand that all your work is a balance. And I am used to pausing video to read the full content of news articles and maps. I just wanted to give some constructive input from a regular fan of your history videos. Tom Custer was an Officer, a Warrior and a Gentleman. I expect the Sioux thought about the same of Rain In The Face. I am a full-blooded American who enjoys the true history of this country and seeks it out. Thanks for your presentations. They are great and true history.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank ypu! I agree with you about the maps-- hard to find a way to showcase them properly while telling the story. Thanks for that feedback. I'll have more confidence next time that viewers also want to look at the maps and don't need photos or art to fill up the screen 💕

I really enjoy how you cover the history but also the small personal details about some of these people that we don't usually get from the academic viewpoint it's always great to get a new video from you not to mention to see your lovely self at the intro ❤❤......haha 😏

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Jimmy, you are a darling! Thank you! Digging up these lesser known anecdotes is half the fun for me. So glad you noticed and you enjoy them too!

@jimmymacias6335

5 күн бұрын

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There I was..flipping around KZread looking for the latest news on the new WNBA basketball sensation, Caitlin Clark out of Iowa...when, suddenly..this video pops up and all else is ignored. Caitlin who...? Siobhan, maybe some day you'll 'splain how you can talk about the same general subject matter multiple times, but so masterfully insert additional detail and inflection as to convince me that I'm hearing the story again for the first time? You're something else.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Russ!! Wow, what a beautiful comment! I was actually wondering if I was annoying people sometimes as I try to present different stories that wander around a bit, rather than solidify the events that happened, and keep it battle- oriented. So thank you for noticing how I try to intersperse lesser known tidbits into each video. So good of you to leave me such a kind message.

Superb work yet again, Siobhan ... Well Done 😊

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you! I was hustling to get that up in time for anniversary, whew!!!

Another great video. Thank you. I know it takes a lot of time.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Much appreciated, David! I worked hard to finish in time for the anniversary and am glad I managed. Whew 😉

Amazing way to wrap up the series! Thanks for bringing all your research to life!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you!! My family has been very patient as I worked on this especially long series... 🙏💕😉

A wealth o interesting information told in a passionate and fascinating manner. Thank you.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you, Sunny Jack!!

Wonderful story!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!!

Thank you for another wonderful video. Your attention to the details of their lives is outstanding. Looking forward to your next.

Thank you for sharing this story! 😊

Wow! Beautifully put together. Please post more videos similar to this!!!!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you my dear, sweet Evelyn!! 💕

As always - VERY WELL DONE!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you, John!! 🙏

So fascinating! Can't wait for the next video 🎉

Tom seems very brave, and this is such a tragic story ❤

I really appreciate all of these in-depth videos and histories on the 7th and the LBH battle. It is what made me interested in history! I ask, why do you think Rain-in-the-Face gave such conflicting accounts of Tom’s death?

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

I think the warrior in him wanted credit for revenge and I think he genuinely held that grudge. But I do believe his statement about it being so chaotic-- like lightning-- that no one could tell who they were killing. But personally I think he was there to crush Tom's head 😬🤷🏼‍♀️

@brendankain7541

4 күн бұрын

@@SiobhanFallon7 Very interesting point. Amazing to hear how they have interacted with each other on occasions before the battle. Thank you for the response!

Siobhan as is your way !🎉 You always leave more answers of long past wanted questions answers. Respect ! 1 more question , were the gatlin guns there at the battle or in Fort Lincoln ?

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Ha ha thank you, Gene!! I believe the Gatlings were with Gibbon's column. Reno had a Gatling on his scout and it slowed them down and proved dangerous, flipping over once on the rough terrain and killing a mule and badly injuring a soldier. Which is probably why Custer decided not to bring any along.

@Gene-kl1br

5 күн бұрын

@@SiobhanFallon7 interesting , I knew General Custer said it would slow him down . As it probably was and noisy . What would of happened if he lived . The oval office would be incredible small for Long Hair . Short hair be his Secretary of State or ? Libby would be Grand as 1st Lady !

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

@@Gene-kl1br She would have been a wonderful first lady.💕 Charming and diplomatic, and able to smooth over some of her husband's rough edges 😉

I lost respect for Tom after finding out about his child. It might have been a different time and age but regardless of the age or time a real man takes care of his children. Whether planned or wanted or not. You are still their daddy.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Yes, that made me really disappointed too. With the whole Custer family. We don't know the whole story, but what a loss to everyone that they didn't welcome in that little Tommy.

Great video!!

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏🎉

Very good video.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you! You know I always wait and hope to hear from you every time I post! 🐊

I’ve never been to the battlefield at the Little Bighorn. I want to see the view from the Crow Nest first then Wier Point. Do you know if the Park Service allows public access to these places? Thanks for the personal touch you give the narration of your videos. It makes them so enjoyable to watch!

@SiobhanFallon7

2 күн бұрын

Hey you!! Crows Nest is on private land and it's very difficult-- and expensive!!-- to get permission to go up there. Weir Point is on the battlefield but technically off limits unless you are with someone from the Battlefield Trust or if you get permission from the park Rangers. The view from Weir Point is incredible and you can absolutely see Last Stand Hill with the naked eye. I think I use a bunch of Weir Point images in my Thomas Weir videos that might give you a sense of it. 📚🔭

My compliments 👍 This fascinating story can‘t be told more detailed in so many ways and some photos and drawings here are very rare 😳 Thank You again for the good work and any soldier in battle behind selfmade brestworks knows where the dirt under his fingernails really come from ☝️😉 Bye ! , your Little Big Fan Dieter in Germany where the Küsters / Custers came from a Long time ago 😛 Every katholic church here got one 😉😂

Tom was a true brother to the General, to the bitter end. As always Siobhan, your videos are extremely detailed and thought provoking. I especially enjoyed 1 of your earlier videos about Tom's alleged illegitimate son, something ive never heard b4 akd ive read alot about the Custer's over the years. Q: have u seen the mini series Son of the Morning Star, it came out in the 90's and was very good 4 the time. You should check it out. Thanks again for all u do Siobhan❤

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Thank you! The young Tommy story is wild, isn't it? Such a shame the Custers never reached out to him. I think he would have been a comfort to Captain Tom's parents, and they sure would have been a validation to young Tommy.

@jimc9402

4 күн бұрын

@SiobhanFallon7 True, Tommy would have been a comfort to Tom's parents and, to some degree, a comfort to Libbie as well. Had he been recognized by the Custer clan, he would have had a proud legacy to live up to.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

@@jimc9402 I agree 🙏😥

@jimc9402

4 күн бұрын

@SiobhanFallon7 Indeed. How's life been treating you Siobhan? Any new Custer vids in the works?

AWESOME! Excellent as always! Hip-hip hooray, hooray, hooray

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you!! Tom Custer has kept me busy these past two months! Very happy to finally post the last installment 🍻 🍀

Siobhan, we live near Cooperstown, NY, so I plan a visit to Lakewood Cemetery this summer and perhaps Lucia's grave. It's such a shame that she died so young.

Enjoyable listen. Would like to imagine that Tom saved his last bullet for his dying brother.

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

I wonder if close range like that would create too much damage? I don't know. But I agree with you in believing that Tom Custer would have done anything he could to save or help his brothers 🙏

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting, Rich!

Great lesson. We have to remember and try to get to the truth of the men that served and stop smearing some of them for political reasons.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Yes. They were men with hopes and broken hearts like the rest of us.

Just heading out to golf now I've a good reason not to loiter afterwards😂

@SiobhanFallon7

5 күн бұрын

Ha ha ha!! Have a great game!

Well done again. Could you enlighten me because wherever I read its never made clear, when Custer Terry and Gibbon met on the Far West had Gibbons whole command reached Terry and Custers column. Or did Gibbon push on ahead of his main Montana column to meet them? If so who with.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

I owe you an answer on this, I know! Sorry for the delay! I'm still digging...

@sabresix7933

4 күн бұрын

​@SiobhanFallon7 really looking forward to what you find. I'm sure it's out there somewhere but all I ever seem to find is they met on the Paddle Steamer. No mention of the position of Gibbons command. Closest I can get they were camped on the Northside of the Yellowstone somewhere near the mouth of the Rosebud. I'm also assuming as Custer was offered companies of the 2nd Cavalry, who were part of the Montana column they couldnt of been to far away? Thankyou for taking your time on this.

The Wadsworth women were 7th Cavalry groupies!

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Ha ha ha!!! Love it!! 🎉🙌🙌🙌🤣

Tashunawitko

A question , in the caption under the photos of LT Cook and Tom with the Wadsworth girls the young woman with Cook is named Emily and the young woman with Tom is named Helen when in most photos of them that have been published online the woman with Tom has always been referred to as Emma and the woman pictured here in this video with LT Cook has always been referred to as being named Nellie it’s a bit confusing .

@SiobhanFallon7

2 күн бұрын

Hey Alan! Yeah, Wadsworth girls remain rather mysterious. I think Emily was "Emma" and Helen was "Nellie" Curious nicknames I know 🤷🏼‍♀️

Have question what was average amount of ammo did soldiers carrying ive seen pictures of ammo pouch look small .i stretched hundred rounds .and average how long to eject reload and fire .im guessing under fire scared .out gunned .20 plus seconds .war lasted what half hour anyone know

@SiobhanFallon7

2 күн бұрын

100 rounds I believe.

Teased and annoyed by two older brothers - infuriating. But sort of fun.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

And all us Lakotas were doing were chilling with our families. Smh.

Lack of intel,, and compounded by failure of situational awareness...and almost repeated in the il Drang valley in 1965....But it's the reality of military life.. go looking for it.. sometimes you find it..

Get in touch with me, so that I can send you my new article on Custer at the battle of five Forks

@SiobhanFallon7

14 сағат бұрын

Ok!

OGLALA

Who was the Indian on the right side of the picture with the ladies??the indian looks huge in stature...

@tbenedict6335

4 күн бұрын

I can't remember where but I read many of the men then referred to them as the red giants speaking of the Sioux men and women. Believe average height difference was about 4 or 5 inches. Average soldier 5'8 and Average Sioux was 6'0 tall.

I know rain in the faces descendants in rosebud sd

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

That is pretty darn cool.

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

Next time you see them, please ask them what oral tradition says about Rain in the Face and Tom Custer!!

@CinRife

4 күн бұрын

@@SiobhanFallon7 u do pretty good 😉

@SiobhanFallon7

4 күн бұрын

@@CinRife thank you 🙏

@CinRife

4 күн бұрын

@@SiobhanFallon7 yes I am actually from the spotted elk family. Alot of stories around here handed down it's eye opening. My mind is taking in anything anybody has to offer...any knowledge is better than no knowledge.

the original f around and find out 🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂

And boston custer also He didnt stay with the pack train as assigned but surged Ahead to his doom! After the battle the indians Scarpered into canada for A few years better treatment From british!

@josephstabile9154

5 күн бұрын

Until they wore out there welcome. Even Canadians get tired of thefts and deprecation. Paraphrasing Spock of Star Trek: it is not hard for a civilized person to act like a barbarian, but it is impossible for a barbarian to act civilized.