"Last Stand at Little Bighorn" notes / Cristian Flores

The last stand at little big horn was a standoff for Custer and his American calvary.  Custer before this was just a young German who was actually born in America. He told as little kid that Prussians don't get very far in life in America and that Germans should join the military to at least earn a living. Custer takes the Germans advice. After joining the military school, graduated last. As thought his young life was rough he did eventually gain popularity in the American Civil War. Ever since then, Custer was view as a heroic person. He was even a genius at incredible Calvary charges in Civil War. He mostly was famous for his Calvary charge at Gettysburg. Then when Custer is told to take out the Indians, things do change. There were already settlers going west and stealing Native lands. The Indians would view them as ants taking Indians more rapidly after another. Then after many many more settled to westward, it was trouble for all Native tribes, one being the Lokota. The Americans, however, let the Lokota got some territory for keep, but for a temporary time only. After the time was really up for the American settlers to settle more west, General Sherman urged the Indians to live life as an American or else leave their land and have the possibility of being found by an American soldier. It was the ultimate end that the Native Americans were going to lose their land. Even after that, the Panic of 1873 encouraged more to go. Business men were losing money and they kick Indians for people to gain land. They wanted this because they wanted to build more railroads to make a profit. Then finally Custer comes into play. Custer now has to wipe out all of the Natives for the American people, so he had a plan. Custer was basically going to surround the Indians by three Calvary groups. Custer stupidly lost. However, in the newspapers he was portrayed as he was a victim as well as his army. The Indians were made as bad people to the incident. In reality Custer was a fool that lead to his failure and death. The last stand was suppose to be thought as a heroic ending to get the American spirt up. No American wanted to hear that they were losing to Indians so the “Last Stand” was thought as a massacre.