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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Civil War in the United States . (search)
Crazy horse,
Chief of the Ogallalla Sioux and brother-in-law of Red Cloud; born about 1842.
He was a leader of a large band of hostile Indians that for several years made much trouble for the national government in the Northwest Territories.
The murder of a brother in 1865 induced him to leave Fort Laramie, Wyo., and gather a force to war upon the whites.
In 1876, he united this force with that of Sitting Bull, and these two chiefs surprised the command under General Custer on the Little Big Horn River, June 25. 1876, and massacred almost every member of it. As soon as the fate of Custer and his comrades became known General Terry started in pursuit of the Indians, and followed then into the Black Hills region, but the wily leader escaped capture.
In the spring of 1877 a larger expedition was organized under command of General Crook, which surprised Crazy Horse's force at the Red Cloud Agency, and forced him to surrender with about 900 of his men.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Goldsboro , Junction of National armies at. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hawley , Joseph Roswell 1826 - (search)