Part 34: Last Stand Hill

Part 34 of my 2010 documentary on the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Education

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• Custer
• Little Bighorn

[nemeckathleen1]

This is so very nice of you to have put this together. To me this is nice to hear this all over again. I was so young when we were there last. It's nice to know all of the information. I appreciate it. Thank you, very much.

[CusterApollo]

@nemeckathleen1 You are welcome! I am glad that you liked the documentary.

[jeremyorr]

from what i remember correctly there was 3 "armies" Crooke Custer and 1 other one , custer decided to ride ahead ... I think in the event that Custer didnt split (wich was his main mistake) the whole 7th cavalry as good as they were would have been annihilated HAD custer waited he mighta had a victory ...The Biggest thing was loosing his mobility

[CusterApollo]

@jeremyorr Yes there were 3 armies, Crook, Terry, and Gibbon. However, Custer was expected to locate the Indians and engage when he found them. Coordinating the two armies was a bonus, but it was not expected to happen at the outset. Each army was really independent. Custer made decisions based on what he knew at the time, and he was permitted to make changes to the original written orders from Terry. Had he waited the Indians would have moved away from him and possibly escaped.

[jeremyorr]

@CusterApollo do you think the 7th had any chance of victory that day?

[CusterApollo]

@jeremyorr Yes. I think they had a good chance to win the battle. However, too many people made too many mistakes that day to allow for victory.

[CusterApollo]

@commandersheperd1 Well the warriors were all around the hill. In some low lying areas, and in some high spots as well. Most of the soldiers were positioned on the western side of the hill.

[commandersheperd1]

So I see here that the warriors were actually on the high cause by the looks of it they are on the side of hill not on top

[CusterApollo]

@commandersheperd1 Yes, at first. Warrior testimony speaks of this action. It was only at the end of the episeode that the warriors charged the position to finish off what little was left.

[commandersheperd1]

Do you think Indians just circled around last stand hill shooting Arrow volleys?