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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Summary and Analysis Chapter 7: “The Only Good Indian Is a Dead Indian”

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General Winfield Scott Hancock: Army general who ordered destruction of Indian camps.

Tall Bull: Southern Cheyenne chief and leader of the Dog Soldiers who was killed in battle with Army soldiers.

General Philip Sheridan: Army general with command of Kansas forts who ordered Custer to destroy hostile Indian tribes.

General George Custer: An Army general who fought many campaigns against Plains Indians before dying at Battle of Little Bighorn.

Summary
In the fall of 1866, the Southern Cheyenne Dog...


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