The end of the civil war marked the beginning of a large-scale westward movement of American Settlers. The area surrounding the Black hills proved to be especially popular due to the discovery of gold. This proved to be a problem however, because this land already had occupants; the Sioux Indians. Tensions between the settlers and the Indians had been mounting as more and more miners and settlers ignored the Treaty of Fort Laramie, which had designated the area a reservation exclusively for the Indians. Many Indians were unsatisfied by the treaty and left the reservation, and the tensions continued to rise. In 1875 United States Government issued an ultimatum to all Sioux Indians. The Ultimatum ordered the all Indians, even those who didn't have anything to do with the treaty, to proceed to th

The Battle of Little Big Horn is considered to be one of the worst disasters in American military history as Americans faced large terrible losses. "Custer's Cavalry battalion of 197 men killed, Major Reno's Cavalry battalion of 134 had 36 men killed and 26 wounded, Captain Benteen's Cavalry battalion of 125 had 11 men killed and 29 wounded, -American Western History Museum" Indian losses were never accurately calculated because the Indians carried away their wounded and killed while Reno and Benteen were pinned down at the bluff.

e Great Sioux Reservation. This outraged the Indians because their sacred Black Hills were not part of the Reservation and many did not follow the order. In response to there unwillingness to comply with the ultimatum General Phillip Sheridan, commander of the armed forces of the plains, decided that this mixture of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians were a threat and needed to be forced onto their reservation. Sheridan devised a three-prong invasion plan and mobilized forces in the Montana, Dakota, and Wyoming territories.

After the Custer's platoon was wiped out the Indians mutilated and stripped the bodies of the uniformed soldiers, scalping those whose hair was long enough. The mutilation was done in order to punish the Soldiers because Indians believed that a soul of a mutilated body would be doomed to walk the earth for all eternity.

Custer's Men never met up with Major Reno's platoon. This is because Custer underestimated the amount of time it would take to navigate through a maze of bluffs, woods, and rivers. Just as the Indians had successfully defended their land against Major Reno's men, General Custer and roughly 210 soldiers arrived at back of the village. Custer's men faced extremely heavy resistance, and retreated to a nearby ridge where they made one last stand. It was then when the Indians poured in, simply overwhelming Custer and his men with a barrage of gunfire and arrows. Gall, a Sioux chief attacked from the rear and easily over ran the rear guard. The famous Indian General Crazy Horse attacked "the offensive commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Custer." In a desperate defensive move Custer ordered his

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