Biography Of Shirt Wearer By Sitting Bull

I was born in the year 1840. My name was Cha-O-Ha meaning one with nature. When I was only four years old My Mother died. As a young boy and throughout all my life I had a close friend named Hump. When I was about Fourteen years old I had a vision of myself. I was on horse that rode out of a lake, I wore simple clothing without any feathers or warpaint, as I rode around bullets and arrows did not touch me. My father Crazy Horse interpreted the vision to mean that if I dressed just like the warrior in the vision I would never be hit by a bullet or arrow. As I grew up I became a great warrior until I was awarded the term “Shirt Wearer” by Sitting Bull. I led many attacks against the white men who invaded my people’s land. When Captain William Fetterman brought 90 men into our territory I lead the attack against them and we destroyed them.
I did not want this and a group of my people fought against the General George Custer who was sent to force us to move to reservations. When we beat him at Rosebud Creek we attacked him again at Bull Run I said “Today is a good day to die.” I led a charge against Custer’s troops along with Sitting Bull and Gall. We destroyed Custer’s force. After that The White father sent Colonel Nelson to force my men to move to reservation. After being chased for many months we finally surrendered. When I moved to the reservation I was arrested by some soldiers when I resisted a soldier stabbed me in the stomach and I died later that night. The date was September 5, 1877. I was only twenty-seven years