Rabu, 04 Januari 2017

Left Hand Went From Custer Scout to Lakota Warrior at the Little Bighorn

The Hunkpapa Lakota warrior Left Hand is one of the quiet enigmas of Custer’s Last Stand —a man who served as both a scout for Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and a warrior for Sitting Bull but died without explaining why he did what he did. Left Hand signed on as a U.S. Army Indian …

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