Sitting Bull (Oglala) - Saville Ledger

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Inside rear cover: Fetterman battle from Lakota perspective showing Sitting Bull's charge.

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A rare and unusual, rear-perspective version of the Fetterman Battle, 21 December 1866, also shown in the Daily Graphic. A long line of Lakota horsemen are indicated in ambush at top. We know from historical accounts of the battle that the Sioux were lying in ambush along a ravine, while a force of Cheyenne were concealed on the opposite side of the road. Sitting Bull departs from the Lakota line to charge a perpendicular line of enemy horsemen. In the effort, he shows himself wounded at least four times---perhaps as many as 7 bullet wounds, indicated by the tally at right; while his sorrel horse is bleeding from 8 bullet wounds and almost certainly was killed. On page 21, Sitting Bull shows himself after being shot through the thighs, hobbling off the field supported by two canes.


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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: 14
Page No: Inside rear cover
Media: lead pencil, crayon, and ink
Dimensions: 9 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches
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