Title: Bloody Knife: Custer's favorite scout
First published: 1973
Description: Bloody Knife studied, learned, and became very skilled in the military world that George Custer admired. Custer was the leader of the 7th Cavalry, the military unit for which Bloody Knife provided scouting services. Bloody Knife's hunting skills were particularly exemplified when the Army needed to take extra wagons along to bring back all the game he brought down. Custers and Bloody Knife's careers ended at Greasy Grass in Montana Territory on June 25, 1876 during the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Bloody Knife knew by prophecy he would die in the battle and he accepted his death.
Subjects: Dakota Indians, Wars, Arikara Indians, Biography, Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
People: Bloody Knife (ca. 1840-1876)
LC classification: E99.A8 B554