The History Guy on YouTube is a wonderful source of information on many of the obscure corners of the past (as well as some not so obscure). In the following video, he tells the story of George Armstrong Custer's brother Thomas, who was a valiant warrior in his own right (though a far less gaudy specimen than his more famous sibling).
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On our RV trip across the country we actually got to visit Custer's house and the remains of the fort where it stood. The park ranger (who looked to be about 12 years old) really wanted us to tour the house and see all the antiques, but my hometown in Ohio is nothing but antique shops, so we just milled around outside. I think he was bored and desperate to have somebody to talk to.
When I was about six years old, a friend of my father's was visiting in Montana, and, knowing of my interest in the fight at Little Big Horn, very kindly sent me a packet including a booklet on the battle, some postcards, and a copy of a newspaper that had the first reports of the massacre. I'm pretty sure a newspaper couldn't get away with referring to the Sioux as "red devils" these days.
I still have all the information the gentleman sent me. In the back of the National Park booklet, he had written my name and the name of Crazy Horse in the Lakota language.
I visited that battlefield when I was in grade school. Alas, I no longer has the souvenirs that I bought.
OT We saw News of the World tonight. It was very good. Tom Hanks stars in this western set in post Civil War Texas. It is interesting for many reasons, but of special interest is part plays out in the area we live in, the Hill Country, Castroville, and San Antonio.
Sounds like a good movie. I'll have to watch it once it goes to Prime or Netflix or something.
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