Full Description
The Battle of the Little Big Horn was the decisive engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877. In its second edition this biographical dictionary of all known participants--the 7th Cavalry, civilians and Indians--provides a brief description of the battle, as well as information on the various tribes, their customs and methods of fighting. Seven appendices cover the units soldiers were assigned to, uniforms and equipment of the cavalry, controversial listings of scouts and the number of Indians in the encampments, the location of camps on the way to the Big Horn and more. Updated biographies are provided for many European soldiers, along with an additional 5,060 names of Indians who were or could have been in the battle.
Contents
Table of Contents
Abbreviations viii
A Special Thanks
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. The Seventh Cavalry
II. Civilians, Quartermaster Employees, and Scouts
III. Indians Present and Estimates of Their Strength
Appendices
A. Unit Rosters and Strength Summaries at the Battle
B. Lists of Scouts: Williams, Graham, and Camp
C. Demographics and Length of Service
D. Regimental Duty Stations
E. Horses, Uniforms and Weapons, and Tactics
F. Indian Encampments Leading to the Little Big Horn
G. Indian Dispositions and Weapons, June 25, 1876
H. Indian Population at the Little Big Horn
I. Maps
Bibliography
Index
