Being born on the same day as George Custer, I have known about him practically all my life. My great-grandfather McDermott, who was born in 1870, remembered hearing about the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, which made that history much closer.
My great-great-grandfather was John Bartholomew, a hero in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe. Wounded early in the fight, he continued to lead troops under his control to the end.
Red Cloud earned his notoriety as the only American Indian leader wh
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