Wooden Leg | Life After Custer

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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On June 25th, 1876, George Armstrong Custer rode into battle for the last time. He and his troops faced an overwhelming force of Lakota and Cheyenne along the banks of the Little Bighorn, and before the sun sank into the horizon, every man in his command was dead. When General Terry arrived two days later, the victorious warriors were already gone. The soldiers on Reno Hill had watched in awe as the large progression, stretching for more than two miles, passed them by. And when Terry and his men approached, their first question was “Where’s Custer?” They’d been so busy just trying to stay alive that they had no idea their commander was dead. This news not only shook the surviving troopers to the core, but also the entire Nation. A Republic getting ready to observe its centennial now had to contend with its most celebrated hero slaughtered at the hands of so-called “savages.” As you can imagine, the reaction was swift. And in less than a year the Great Sioux War would be over, and those who defeated Custer would be relegated to life on the reservation. But what transpired immediately after the battle of Little Bighorn? What events would cause the Northern Cheyenne to finally lay down their arms? And what would Wooden Leg get up to in the years following? I think the answer might surprise you. Also discussed are the Battle of Wolf Mountain, the Dull Knife Fight, the Cheyenne Exodus, and the Massacre at Wounded Knee. Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.supercast.com/ Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539063747?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzjoshta02-20&creativeASIN=1539063747&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin The Earth Is All That Lasts by Mark L. Gardner - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062669907?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzjoshta02-20&creativeASIN=0062669907&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin Merchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/wild-west-extravaganza Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza/list/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer rode into battle for the last time.
0:06.5	He and his troops faced an overwhelming force of Lakota and Cheyenne along the banks of the
0:11.1	Little Big Horn, and before the sun sank into the horizon, every man one of them was dead.
0:17.0	When General Terry arrived two days later, the victorious warriors were already gone.
0:22.2	The men on Reno Hill had watched in awe as the large progression, stretching for more than two
0:26.8	miles, passed them by. And when Terry and his men approached, their first question was,
0:32.1	where's Custer? They'd been so busy just trying to stay alive that they had no idea their commander had gone under.
0:39.1	This news not only shook the surviving troopers to the Corps, but also the entire nation.
0:44.8	A republic getting ready to observe its centennial now had to contend with its most celebrated heroes
0:50.5	slaughtered at the hands of so-called savages. As you can imagine, the reaction was swift,
0:56.5	and in less than a year the Great Sioux War would be over, and those who defeated Custer
1:01.3	relegated to life on the reservation, wooden leg among them. But what transpired immediately after
1:07.9	the Battle of Little Bighorn? What events would cause the Northern Cheyenne to finally lay down their arms?
1:14.3	And what would Wooden Leg get up to in the years following?
1:17.6	I think the answer might surprise you.
1:20.1	My name's Josh and you're listening to the Wild West extravaganza.
1:38.8	Yeah. extravaganza. On the afternoon of July 26, as the beleaguered troops on Reno Hill continued to fight for their lives, a large column of soldiers was seen approaching in the distance, General Terry,
1:43.8	Colonel Gibbon,
1:44.6	and their men.
1:45.6	Initially, many of the younger warriors wanted to fight them as well, but others cautioned
1:50.2	against it.
1:51.6	Finally, sitting bull called off the attack, and by that night what some think may have been
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