Name:
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Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
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Walking
Medicine
Northern Cheyenne
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Walking
White Cow
Oglala Sioux
Brother of White Eagle
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
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Walks
in Mud
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
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Walks
Last
Northern Cheyenne
Pony killed by Custer's soldiers; he crawled away
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Walks
Under the Ground
Santee Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
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War
Club
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
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War
Shanty
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
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Warms
His Blanket
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
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Water
Snake
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
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Waterman
Arapahoe
Participated to prove he was not a spy
Unknown;
alive in 1920
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Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Death:
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Weasel
Bear
Circa 1861
Northern Cheyenne
Little Warrior Chief of the Fox Warrior Society
Unknown
Unknown
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Name:
Also Known as:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
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Well
Knowing One
Green Grass
Arapahoe
Participated to prove he was not a spy
Unknown
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death:
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Whirling
Sioux
Unknown
Unknown
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Name:
Also Known as:
Indian Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death:
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Whirwind
Little Whirwind, Swift Cloud
Maypiya Ohanko
Circa 1861
Northern Cheyenne,
suicide warrior
Unmarried
He and an Arikara scout shot each other at the river
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Territory
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Whistler
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Whistler
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Bear
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Bear
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Beard
Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Bird
Northern Cheyenne,
warrior
Wounded in leg during the Custer fight
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Bird
Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Body
Northern Cheyenne
Wore a war bonnet during the battle
Unknown |
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Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Buffalo
Tatank Ska
Sioux
Uncle of Spotted Rabbit
Participated
Unknown; alive at age 80 |
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Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Buffalo Bull, White Bull, White Buffalo
Tatanka Ska
Hunkpapa Sioux
Killed in the valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Territory |
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Name:
Also Known as:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Buffalo Shaking Off the Dust
Many Bullet Wounds
Northern Cheyenne
Father of Wooden Leg
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Also Known as:
Indian Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Other Event:
Other Event:
Death: |
White Bull
Ice, Ice Bear
Hotuahwokomas
1837
Northern Cheyenne,
warrior chief
Son of Black Moccasin; father of Noisy Walking
Paraded around wearing guidon
April 1877, surrendered with Two Moon's band at Ft.
Keogh
June 1926, attended 50th anniversary ceremonies
7 May 1877, scalped Lame Deer after he was shot
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Event:
Other Event:
Death: |
White Bull,
Joseph White Bull
Minniconjou Sioux
Fought in the valley, Reno Hill, Battle Ridge; wounded
ankle
1926, attended 50th Anniversary of the battle
1929, at Standing Rock Agency
21 July 1947 |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Bull
Hunkpapa Sioux
Killed in valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Territory |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Cloud
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Cow Bull
Oglala Sioux
Sharpshooter who killed several soldiers on Reno Hill
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Cow Walking
Sioux
Unknown
1929, at Standing Rock Agency
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Cross Eye
Northern Cheyenne
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Dress
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Eagle
Wanbli Ska
Oglala Sioux
Killed in the Reno valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Territory |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Eagle
Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White Elk, formerly Wandering Buffalo Bull
circa 1849
Northern Cheyenne,
warrior
In the Custer fight; captured a cavalry horse
Unknown; alive in 1914 |
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Name:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Eyebrows
Hunkpapa Sioux
Brother of Beautiful White Cow
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Face
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Face Bear
Sioux
Unknown
1929, at Standing Rock Agency
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Frog
Northern Cheyenne
In the Custer fight
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Gut
Hunkpapa Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Hair
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Hair on Face
Hunkpapa Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Hawk
Northern Cheyenne
Little Warrior Chief of the Elkhorn Scraper Warrior
Society
In the Custer fight
Unknown; alive in 1908 |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Hawk
Sioux
Unknown
1926, at Cheyenne River Agency
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Hollow Horn
Minniconjou Sioux,
Chief
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Indian Name:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Horse
Wohkpoam
Southern Cheyenne
Dog Soldier
Warrior
In Custer fight
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Horse
Sioux
Warrior in the Dog Men Warrior Society
Fought Custer's Column
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Moon
Northern Cheyenne
Brother of Antelope Woman
Unknown
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Rabbit
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Also Known as:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Shield
Young Black Bird
Northern Cheyenne
Son of Spotted Wolf; grandson of Whistling Elk
Fought Custer's Column
Unknown; alive in 1908 |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Star
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Swan
Minniconjou Sioux, Chief
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
White
Twin
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Also Known as:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Wolf
Shot in the Head
Northern Cheyenne
Had a repeating rifle at the battle
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
White
Hog
Southern Cheyenne, Elk Warrior
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
William
Red Bird
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
With
Horns
Sioux
Fought Custer's Column; removed wounded White Bull
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wolf
Chief
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
Unknown |
 |
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Name:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wolf
Medicine
Northern Cheyenne
Little Warrior Chief in the Elkhorn Scrapers Warrior
Society
Wore a war bonnet during the battle
Unknown |
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Name:
Born:
Father:
Mother:
Marriage:
Daughter:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
Burial: |
Wolf
Name
January 1854, South Dakota
Feathered Moon
Lizard
circa 1878, Marrow Woman
Maggie Wolf Name
Northern Cheyenne
Unknown
1926, attended Battle 50 Year Anniversary
15 January 1931, Big Horn County, Montana
16 January 1931 |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wolf
Tooth
Northern Cheyenne
Fought Custer's Column at Last Stand Hill
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wolf
Voice
Gros Ventre
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Woman
Bone
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Wood
Boat
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Wood
Root
Oglala Sioux
Unknown
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Also Known as:
Indian Name:
Born:
Tribe:
Society Affiliation:
Father:
Brother:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death:
Burial:
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Wooden Leg
Eats from His Hand, Richard Woodenlegs
Kummokquivviokta
Circa 1858
Northern Cheyenne
Warrior in the Elkhorn Scrapers Society
Walks on Crutches
Yellow Hair
Camp guard; in Reno fight and possibly shot water
carrier Tanner
1889, Indian scout at Fort Keogh; later
a tribal judge
July 19, 1937
Red Cloud Cemetery, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
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Name:
Tribe:
Family:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wooden
Thigh
Northern Cheyenne
Son of Little Wolf
Camp guard and in the battle
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Worm
Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wounded
Eye
Northern Cheyenne
In the Custer fight
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wounded
Hand
Minniconjou Sioux
Unknown
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Wounded
in Back
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Death: |
Wounded
Lice
Sioux
Scouted with Lazy White Bull and saw Montana Column
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Wrinkled
Face
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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Name:
Tribe:
Role During Battle:
Other Event:
Death: |
Wrinkler
Oglala Sioux
May have participated
May 1877, surrendered at Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska
Unknown |
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