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I don't understand why they're calling him the last link to the Battle of Little Big Horn. He was born in 1913, well after the Battle of Little Big Horn.
by deadowl 11y ago
I don't understand why they're calling him the last link to the Battle of Little Big Horn. He was born in 1913, well after the Battle of Little Big Horn.
- _lh7z 11y agoThe article references hearing stories of Little Big Horn from a direct family member who had his own direct connection to Custer. That's likely why.
- protomyth 11y agoHe heard the stories directly from the participants in the battle and was the last Crow war chief thus breaking the line with his death. The Herman Viola quote is fitting, but probably should have something about him seeing quite clearly what was needed for his tribe in the future.