Sitting Bull (Oglala) - Saville Ledger

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Sitting Bull charges corralled wagons on foot.

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A foot charge by Sitting Bull on corralled wagons. This may be a continuation of the action later on the afternoon of 1 September 1865, as the attack on the Sawyers wagon train continued for several hours. Sitting Bull exposes himself, to draw the soldiers' fire, allowing a comrade to dash forward (dotted line of footprints) and count coup on a fallen teamster. Another Lakota, making a similar risk, has been shot through the head and killed.


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Various owners (dispersed); Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Jonathan Holstein, Cazenovia, New York, and A...

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Plate No: 12
Page No: 24
Media: lead pencil, crayon, and ink
Dimensions: 9 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches
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Various owners
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Oglala Lakota
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