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This painting by Charles Marion Russell depicts the devastating Battle of Little Bighorn, where Custer and his cavalry were destroyed by American Indians.
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Hunkpapa Lakota spiritual leader Sitting Bull prophesied the coming of the U.S. soldiers shortly before the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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William Bergin was stationed as a scout at Fort Fetterman in Wyoming. The Army’s campaign into Montana, attempting to corral Native American tribes saw Bergin running dispatches back and forth between the army and the fort.
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After taking his leave of military service after the Battle of Little Bighorn, William Bergin stayed at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, where he was interviewed by a reporter from the Chicago Tribune.
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Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was famous because of his relentless self-promotion. He and his command were wiped out in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Mount Vernon’s William Bergin helped bury the bodies, including Custer’s.
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