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Thrilling reminiscence of William Slaper at Little Big Horn
In installments by E A Brininstool Hunter Trader and Trapper, William Custer's Seventh Cavalry survivor Slaper recounts the battle, the river ford, Reno's retreat, and the perilous hill stand with Captain French. He recalls wounded comrades, the dust and chaos, and the desperate water run to save the wounded.
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William C. Slaper
Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Battle OF the Little Big Horn
E. A. Brininstool
Hunter, Trader
Smith
Boston
O’hara
Reno
French
Tom
Henry Koltzbacher
Capt. French
Francis Neely
Neely
Wm. E. Morris
Koltzbacher
de Wolf
Captain French
Benteen
Coulee
Godfrey
Congress
Mike Madden
Mike
St. Paul
Jim
Moylan
Henry Rutten