Custer's Last Stand
The name of "Custer" has become a byword. Today, when someone is involved in seemingly hopeless circumstances references to "Custer's Last Stand" might be made. On the surface, and even after some investigation, the case could be made that Custer was the victim of his own mistakes and recklessness. This case cannot be confirmed, only opinionized and acknowledged to be a possible conclusion. The case made here is one which notes that the men under Custer's command on June 25, 1876 failed him, and in failing him certainly doomed him. The purpose of this essay is not to slander the Indian nations with whom Custer fought against that day. The Sioux and other tribes were just defending there home. Treaties had been made with these Indians granting them the Dakota Territory and the region of the Black Hills forever. Treaties that white men drew up and signed gave them this land. In 1874 Gold was discovered in the region of the Black Hills, on Indian land. With the discovery of Gold, treaties were thrown aside and forgotten. The Indian nations whom Custer fought in 1876 were fighting to protect their lives, their families, and their land. The Government had indeed directed that all Indians move onto reservations
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Approximate Word count = 1200
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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