Collection, 1865; 1870-1876.

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Collection, 1865; 1870-1876.

Collection consists of documents and letters relating to negotiation of a treaty between Indians at the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and the Standing Rock Indian Reservation; a war party near Fort Rice and Indian attacks against Fort Abraham Lincoln; Sitting Bull; and other Indian activities.

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Sitting Bull, 1831-1890

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Sitting Bull, also known as Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan, was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. He was born in 1831 in South Dakota. He fought against the Crow Indians and was wounded in battle on several occasions. Sitting Bull greatly opposed the encroachment of the white men. He led Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry at the battle of Little Bighorn. After the battle, in which many were killed, Sitting Bull le...

Bingenheimer, George H.

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Agent at Standing Rock Indian Agency, Dakota Territory. From the description of Collection, 1865; 1870-1876. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17662008 ...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...