Crazy Horse page 1

Crazy Horse page 1 by ric Gustafson


Tashunka Witko was a slender light skinned Indian boy of twelve years old. This Indian boy nicknamed ' Curly' because his hair was not like other Indian boys. He watched as soldiers led by a Lieutenant John Grattan asked the assembled chiefs who had killed a cow owned by Mormons. Conquering Bear who was a chief of the Brule Oglala knew who had done it. He refused to turn in Straight Foretop a Minneconjou.
Grattan's soldiers on his orders shot and wounded Conquering Bear and killed a brother of the chief. Straight Foretop and others of the band went on a rampage killing Grattan and all of his men. Later, Conquering Bear died along with a wounded soldier.
Tashunka Witko who would later be called ' Crazy Horse' knew that the Sioux Indian wars had just begun.


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