LITTLE BIGHORN (PT 3) MYTH VS. REALITY

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In this episode we explore the myths that have grown up around Custer's Last Stand and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and we include the eyewitness report of Pvt. Thompson, who earned a Medal of Honor for his heroic trips through Indian occupied ravines to get water for wounded and dying fellow soldiers. Stay tuned at the end for a number of new reviews from Indian lovers and ad haters. 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. And Little Bighorn, part 3, the backstory. Myth versus Reality.
0:38.0	Today in part 3 we examine the reality versus the myth of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
0:44.0	To many, the story often called Custer's Last Stand
0:48.0	serves as a stunning example of overreach and poor military leadership.
0:52.0	To others, sadly, it serves as a deserved response
0:56.4	for injustices done to the American Indians, forgetting that there are two sides to every
1:00.9	story and to every war. The Battle of the Little
1:04.8	Big Horn and the loss of General Kuster in many of his men was a huge story
1:09.0	when it hit the eastern newspapers during the Centennial celebration of July 4th, 1876.
1:16.8	All the expected emotions were played out to the media, which was almost exclusively newspapers
1:21.7	and magazines.
1:23.0	Anger, shock, disbelief, a sense of loss.
1:27.6	Then retribution and blame.
1:31.0	Custer was a national hero, well known for his daring and successful exploits during the Civil War,
1:37.0	which raised him to the rank of brevet general.
1:40.0	He and his young wife Libby had traveled east, spent time in New York, and down the interview circuits,
1:46.5	rubbing elbows with the elite and the well connected, not only in the northeast, but in Washington, D.C. as well, where political possibilities
1:55.1	for Custer showed promise if they could get a Democrat in the White House after Grant.
2:01.0	The news of Custer's death was unacceptable.
2:05.0	The news that thousands of Indians were on the warpath on the frontier
2:09.0	meant the failure of our government and our military to keep them on reservations.
2:13.5	And all that blame was placed on Grant's doorstep.
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