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To: LS

“So, with all this movement, consolidation and change, what was the size of the village, and how many Indians were there to confront Custer and the 7th Cavalry on June 25th? In answer we again turn to the above named book by Dr. John S. Gray. It is his estimate, after much analysis, that the village was comprised of approximately 1,000 lodges, of which around 120 were Cheyenne. This made for a village of about 7, 120 people, 1,780 of which were adult males. The ranks of those fighting that day may have been swelled to 2,000 by the inclusion of older youths, some seniors and women. But this would be a maximum. Not everyone fought, let alone all at once. And certainly, not everyone fought on all fields of battle. This is irrelevant, however. There were sufficient numbers willing to fight to get the job done.”

From:http://home.comcast.net/~jbusse1/


20 posted on 02/15/2008 4:15:09 PM PST by CIDKauf (No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.)
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To: CIDKauf

Don’t know Gray. I know Stewart and many other Custer experts, who claim the village was easily 2-3 times that big.


35 posted on 02/15/2008 7:22:22 PM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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