The Cheyenne Suitcase

Five months to the day after the Little Bighorn Battle commenced and ultimately resulted in the defeat of Custer and his 7th Cavalry, soldiers charged the winter encampment of Chief Dull Knife and his Northern Cheyennes. The 4th Cavalry, under the command of Gen. Ranald S. Mackenzie, chased out the Northern Cheyennes, burning their lodges and destroying all of their belongings. On May 20, 2009, Sotheby’s New York sold a Cheyenne parfleche for a $95,000 bid. It’s not likely from the Northe