Salvete Omnes,
day second of the battle of the Little Big Horn aka Greasy Grass River and its 150th anniversary.
Red Horse (Tashunka Luta), Miniconjou/Minneconjou Lakota warrior, drew his own pictographic account the battle.
In 1881 in South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Agency, Dr Charles E. McChesney, acting Asst. Surgeon on the US, purchase the 41 accurate pictographic drawings from Red Horse.
One map
Five drawings of soldiers approaching the village. Five drawings of the tipis. Five drawings of charging warriors. Five drawings of Indians fighting the soldiers. Five views of dead horses.Five views of dead and mutilated soldiers. Five views of of Indian casualties. Six drawings of Indians leading away captured horses.
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The drawings were made with colored pencils on the heavy sheets of manila paper - 24x35inches.
The sheets are in poor condition and are available only in photographs.
Article analyzing the Indian - Lakota and Cheyenne - casualties during the battle as portrayed by Red Horse.
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all images are from Wiki Commons .
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