LITTLE BIG HORN: THE BACKSTORY (PT 1): VISIONS OF THE COMING STORM

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In part one we cover the personalities and events that led to one of the most one-sided battles in history- a devastating defeat for the 7th Cavalry- and the beginning of the end of freedom for the remainder of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians who had not yet succumbed to life on the reservation. Credits: The Last Stand, Nataniel Philbrick; White, Richard, The Winners of the West, The Battle of the Greasy Grass, National Geographic, Kershaw, Robert, The Red Sabbath. Support our show and checkout www.simplisafe.com/1001! Only 14.99/mo- no long contracts-no tools required. This is a great product- highly reviewed (40,000 Amazon reviews)- we recommend it. ENJOY The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle NOW at 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: (The story that inspired Jurassic Park) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com HERE: (main website all 1001 shows) https://www.1001storiespodcast.com or HERE: at Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwdojx2zx4jj2xj25fwupwrdcxq or HERE at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-history-challenge/id1482436263 CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! A SECOND NEW SHOW AT 1001- 1001 HISTORY'S BEST STORYTELLERS- OUR INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF TODAY'S BEST HISTORY AUTHORS ...LINKS BELOW... all shows available at www.1001storiespodcast.com The Apple Podcast Link for 1001 History's Best Storytellers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 The Stitcher.com link for 1001 History's Best Storytellers is:: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=474955&refid=stpr. SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Oh, Welcome back everyone to 1001 Heroes, Legends, histories and mysteries. Today we bring you part one of Custer's last stand
0:36.5	the incredible true story of the people and events that led to one of the most one-sided
0:41.5	battles in history the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876, a devastating defeat
0:47.4	for the 7th cavalry, and a huge but purerick victory for the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians who would soon be seeing an end to their
0:54.9	era of freedom on the American Plains. We'll be taking a deep dive into the personalities and
1:00.9	events that led to the Battle of the Little Big Horn with lots of stories. personalities and now events
1:04.0	lots of stories that you've likely never heard
1:06.0	so saddle up for a ride into history
1:09.0	that you won't be forgetting soon.
1:17.7	And now Custer's Last Stand, Part 1, visions of the Little Big Horn. A depressing thick gray mist hung over the rain soaked parade ground at Fort Lincoln on the Missouri
1:27.0	River, just south of present day Bismarck, North Dakota, as the seventh cavalry assembled for its final circuit of the garrison in the pre-dawn
1:35.2	hours of May 17th, 1876.
1:40.2	A regiment on the march meant a gathering of 1,200 mounted cavalry troops, dozens of scouts, in this case,
1:47.4	Arica and Crow. Dozens of supply wagons driven by teamsters and at least 100 mules, each one carrying its own
1:56.1	burden strapped to its back.
1:59.0	It was a mass of moving, braying parts, all having their assigned place within the formation, which, when stretched
2:06.3	out on the plane, would form a two mile long line, four horses and riders wide.
2:13.0	As the cavalry contingent of the regiment splashed past the sprawling tents and log hut complex outside the stockade,
2:20.0	the regimental band led by 5 foot 2 inch Felix Vinitiary, struck up Gary Owen,
2:26.2	a rousing Irish tune that had become popular during the Civil War and had become the
2:31.2	seventh cavalry's favorite tune.
2:34.3	The music seemed to make sense of the picture
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