On this day in 1877

[J.D. Yellowhammer]

On Sept. 5, 1877, Crazy Horse was killed at Fort Robinson.  Crazy Horse had surrendered in May 1877, and moved onto the nearby Red Cloud Agency.

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The building they entered consisted of two rooms. The main entrance opened into the guardroom, and to the right was the separate prison room where several military prisoners were confined. According to Lee, it was the sight of those prisoners that panicked Crazy Horse.

Crazy Horse, who was still armed with a pistol and knife, drew the latter and struck out wildly at his captors. This unexpected outburst created instant confusion among the soldiers and scouts standing inside the guardroom. Little Big Man immediately seized Crazy Horse's arms from behind in an attempt to control him. Both wrestled their way out the door. In the ensuing struggle the knife slashed Little Big Man's wrist or lower arm, he released his grip, and Crazy Horse broke free. In the next instant, as the noise of the disorderly crowd rose to a din, one of the guards stabbed Crazy Horse in the right side with his bayonet. Seriously wounded, the stricken war leader crumpled to the ground.

Little Big Man was the Lakota who fulfilled Crazy Horse's vision: Crazy Horse's death could only come at the hands of one of  his own people.

[HogDoc Olliday]

Thanks for sharing...

Some very good reads about Crazy Horse:

Crazy Horse and Custer: Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors by Stephen Ambrose

Crazy Horse: The Life Behind the Legend by Mike Sajna

Another great book of that period is:

Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Big Horn by Evan Connell

Happy Reading!