Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
|
Saddle
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Samuel
Shot At, a/k/a Blue Cloud
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
|
Sand
Crane
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
|
Sandstone
Northern Cheyenne
Sharpshooter on Sharpshooters Ridge during hilltop
fight
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Scabby
Northern Cheyenne
Fought Reno; drew soldiers' fire but was not hit
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
|
Scabby
Face
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
|
Scabby
Head
Blackfeet Sioux,
Chief
Unknown
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
|
Scabby
Place
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
|
Scar
Leg
Sioux
Unknown
1926, at Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
|
Scaring
Bear
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
|
Scarlet
Bear, a/k/a Two Heart or Strong
Sioux
Fought alongside Kill Eagle during the battle
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
|
Scarlet
Eagle, a/k/a Sitting Crow
Sioux
Fought alongside Kill Eagle during the battle
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
|
Scarlet
Thunder, a/k/a Iron Horn
Sioux
Fought alongside Kill Eagle during the battle
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Scarlet
Top, a/k/a Red Top
Inkpaduta
Santee Sioux,
chief
Probably not in the battle, but his two sons were
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
|
Sees
the Cow
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Shave
Elk, a/k/a Thomas Disputed
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Shell
Necklace
Sioux
Unknown
1926, at Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Shits
on His Head
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Shits
on the Eagle
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Shoots
Bear As He Runs
Sioux
Fought Custer's Column
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Born:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Other Event:
Death: |
Shoots
Walking, a/k/a Walcott Shoots Walking
Wakutemani
Hunkpapa Sioux
Circa 1850
Reported that Custer's soldiers acted erratic or drunk
1890, detailed to take Sitting Bull at Ghost Dance
outbreak
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown; alive in 1928 |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Shoots
Walking
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Short
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Short
Brule
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Born:
Father:
Mother:
Brother:
Marriage 1:
Son:
Marriage 2:
Son:
Daughter:
Role During Battle:
Spring 1877:
1880:
June 1881:
May 1882:
Death: |
Short
Bull, later known as Grant Short Bull
Tatanka Ptecela
Oglala Sioux,
Soreback (Cankahuhan) Band
circa 1852, near Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory
Black Rock (probably Inyan Sapa)
Scatter the Feather
He Dog
circa 1875-76, Tail
Never Fails, born circa 1879
circa 1880, Good Hawk, later known as Matilda Short
Bull
circa 1886, Run and Left Him, a/k/a Runs Away, later
known as Charlie Short Bull
1893, Talks, a/k/a Looks at the Ground, later known
as Katie Short Bull
Probably in the valley fight
Surrendered at Camp Robinson, Nebraska
Surrendered at Fort Keogh, Montana Territory
Transferred to Standing Rock Agency
Transferred to Pine Ridge Agency, Dakota Territory
20 August 1935, car accident north of Oglala, South
Dakota |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Shot
in the Face
Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Side
Rib
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Silas
Blind
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Singing
Bear
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Singing
Prick
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Sits
Beside His Medicine
Northern Cheyenne
Little Warrior Chief of the Fox Warrior Society
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Sits
Up Above
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Sitting
Bear
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Indian Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
Burial:
Reinterment: |
Sitting Bull
Tatanka Iyotanka ("Buffalo Bull Sitting Down")
1834, near Grand River, South Dakota
Hunkpapa Sioux,
medicine man
26 June, called off attack on Reno and Benteen's troops
15 December 1890, Grand River camp, North Dakota
Fort Yates, North Dakota
Mobridge,
South Dakota
|
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Sitting
Bull
Southern Cheyenne, Dog Soldier
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Sitting
Elk
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Sitting
Hawk
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Sitting
Horse
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Skunk
Guts
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Skunk
Head
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Sleeping
Rabbit
Northern Cheyenne
Sharpshooter on Sharpshooters Ridge during the hilltop
fight
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Sleeps
There
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Slow
White Cow
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Snake
Creek
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Snatch
Loser
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Snatch
Stealer
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Snow
Bird
Northern Cheyenne
Warrior Chief of the Crazy Dog Warrior Society
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Soft
Prick
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Soldier
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Soldier
Hawk
Oglala Sioux
In the valley fight
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Soldier
Wolf
Circa 1859
Northern Cheyenne
Fought Reno at the skirmish line; also in the Custer
fight
Unknown; alive in 1897 |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Spotted
Blackbird
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Spotted
Eagle, a/k/a Two Eagle
Sans Arc Sioux,
chief
Unknown
1926, at Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Spotted
Elk
Northern Cheyenne
Sharpshooter on Sharpshooters Ridge
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Also Known As:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
Burial:
|
Spotted
Elk
Big Foot
Minniconjou Sioux,
Sub Chief
Unknown
29 December 1890, Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Wounded Knee, S.D. |
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Spotted
Hand
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Spotted
Hawk
Northern Cheyenne
Reported Indians paraded in soldiers' uniforms after
battle
Unknown; alive in 1909 |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Spotted
Horn Bull
Hunkpapa Sioux
Unknown
Joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Spotted
Rabbit
Sioux
Nephew of White Buffalo
Among those who advanced nearest Custer's final position
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Spotted
Rabbit
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
Burial: |
Spotted
Wolf
Northern Cheyenne
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
1896
In a sealed cave in the hills of the Northern Cheyenne
Reservation
|
|
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Spread(ed)
Pine
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Spunker
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Squint
Eyes
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Standing
Bear
Minniconjou Sioux,
warrior
Took buckskin shirt from dead man; knocked man off
horse
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Standing
Elk
Sioux
Unknown
1926, at Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Standing
Elk
Sans Arc Sioux
Killed
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Stands
First
Oglala Sioux
Captured Custer's personal flag
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Stands
Straddle
Sioux
Unknown
1926, at Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Star
Northern Cheyenne
Cousin of Wooden Leg
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Stinking
Tie
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Strong
Dog
Hunkpapa Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Strong
Elk
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Strong
Fox
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Strong
Left Hand, a/k/a Strong Left Arm
Northern Cheyenne
Little Chief,
Crazy Dog Warrior Society
In the Custer fight
Unknown |
|
|
Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Sun
Bear, a/k/a John Sun Bear
Circa 1843
Northern Cheyenne
In Reno fight; wounded in charge against Custer
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown; alive in 1928 |
|
|
Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Swift
Bear
Mato Ohanko
Hunkpapa Sioux
Killed
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Territory |
|
|
Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Swift
Bear
Mato Lousah
Sioux
Unknown
1926, at Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
Back
to the Top |