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Ex-Slave John Anderson Kills Sitting Bull’s Son in 1874 Duel
John Anderson a former slave and guide on the Yellowstone expedition killed Little Sitting Bull, son of the Sioux chief, during a clash near the Rosebud in April 1874. The action sparked intense warfare that preceded General Custer’s demise, opened Fort Keogh, and helped found Miles City Montana. Anderson, then 86, left Bozeman for a Los Angeles veterans home after 46 years.
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Sitting Bull
Custer
Miles City
Montana
John Anderson
Little Sitting Bull
Yellowstone
Bozeman
Los Angeles
Sitting Ball
Yellowstone Valley
General Custer
Fort Keogh
Terry
Miles
Gibbon
Crook
Joseph
Nez Perces
Anderson
J. L. Verron
Stanley
Vernon
Northern Pacific
Sioux
Fort Benton
Missouri
Old Fort Clagett
Great Porcupine
Rosebud River
Big Horn
Rosebud
Wolf Mountains
Little Big Horn
Jack Bean
Zach Yates
Grass Lodge Creek
H. J. Happy
Happy
Bowles
Rock Creek
Major Reed
Jim Bowles
Reed
Sioux Country