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Diane Merkel

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Plains Indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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Callous Leg
Hunkpapa Lakota

Counted three coups and captured four cavalry horses
Winter of 1948


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Charcoal Bear
Coal Bear
Northern Cheyenne, Medicine Man

Unknown
Unknown



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Charging Hawk
Minniconjou Lakota

Unknown
Unknown



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May 1877:
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Charging Hawk
Oglala Lakota

8 years old at the time of the battle
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Charging Sheild
Oglala Lakota

Unknown
Unknown



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Chase in the Morning
Oglala Lakota

Brother of Black Wasicha
Unknown
Unknown



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Chased By Owls
Hinhan Okuwa
Two Kettle Lakota

Killed in the valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory



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Chatka
Hunkpapa Lakota

His body was found in abandoned teepee in the valley.
Scout at Fort Lincoln
Unknown



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May 1877:
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Chief Man
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Circling Hawk
Oglala Lakota

Unknown
Unknown



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1929:
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Circling Hawk
Oglala Lakota

Unknown
At Standing Rock Agency
Unknown



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Closed Hand
Black Bear, Crippled Hand
Northern Cheyenne; suicide warrior

Unmarried
Killed in hand to hand fighting with Custer's troops
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory



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Cloud Man
Mahpiya Wicasa
S
ans Arc Lakota
Killed fighting Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory



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Clown
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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1926:
Death:

Combing
Lakota

Unknown
At Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown



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May 1877:
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Comes Again
Oglala Lakota

Participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown, still alive at age 86



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Comes Flying
Minniconjou Lakota

Unknown
Unknown



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Comes from War
Oglala Lakota

Participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Comes in Sight
Coming Up
Northern Cheyenne
, chief
Buffalo Calf Road Woman
Made a brave run at Company C, stampeding the horses
Unknown; in Oklahoma at age 66



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Comes the Day
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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May 1877:
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Contrary
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Contrary Belly
Buffalo Bull Wallowing

Northern Cheyenne

In the charge which stampeded horses in Custer's Column
Unknown



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1926:
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Corn
Charlie Corn
Northern Cheyenne
, warrior
Charged soldiers in Custer fight; stampeded the horses
Attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown



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Crawler
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Crawler
Hunkpapa Lakota

Father of Moving Robe Woman
Unknown
Unknown



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Crazy Bear
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown

Crazy Bear


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1929:
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Crazy Hawk
Lakota

Unknown
1929, At Standing Rock Agency
Unknown



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Crazy Head
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Crazy Head
Northern Cheyenne
Father was Cheyenne; mother was Crow

Third ranking Cheyenne in the battle
Unknown

Crazy Head


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Crazy Heart
Minniconjou Lakota
, Shirt Wearer
Chief Lame Deer
In the Custer fight
Unknown



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May 1877:
Death:

Crazy Heart
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Crazy Horse
Tashunka Witko
About 1845 on the Republic River
Oglala-Brule Lakota

Led one of the closing charges on Last Stand Hill
5 September 1877, Fort Robinson, Nebraska



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Crazy Mule
Northern Cheyenne
; Crazy Dog Warrior
Unknown
Unknown



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Crazy Wolf
Northern Cheyenne
; Crazy Dog Warrior
Unknown; made pictograph of "counting coup"
Unknown

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Crooked Nose
Northern Cheyenne

Broke through timber in Reno fight; killed Arikara scout
Unknown



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Cross Bear
Lakota

Unknown
At Standing Rock Agency
Unknown



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Cross Prick
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Crossways
Oglala Lakota

May have participated
Surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown



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Crow Bow
Minniconjou Lakota

Unknown
Unknown



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Crow Boy
Sans Arc Lakota

Fought Custer's Column
Unknown



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Crow Dog
Brule Lakota
, warrior
In the Custer fight; took three Army horses to his lodge
Unknown



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Crow King
Kangi Yatapi
Hunkpapa Lakota, chief, lead 80 warriors

In valley, on Reno Hill, on Custer Ridge
5 April 1884, Fort Yates, Sioux County, North Dakota



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Crow Necklace
Northern Cheyenne

Wore warbonnet
Unknown



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Cut Belly
Open Belly, Has Sorrel Horse
Sunksa Yuha
Northern Cheyenne
, suicide warrior
Unmarried
Severely wounded, subsequently died
Probably 28 June 1876

   
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