Comparing Two Accounts Of The Battle Of Little Bighorn

The Battle of Little Bighorn took place in the year of 1876; soldiers and Indians were battling due to the Indians not wanting the white people in their lands. The two accounts of the Battle of Little Bighorn were quite different because each story had a version. Although, both accounts were about the same idea which was the war between the Indians’ tribes, which involved Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes versus the Seventh Cavalry. The story told by George Herendon, who was a scout for the Seventh Cavalry portrayed their views of the war which emphasized the suffering that the Indians made them go through due to the killing; since there were more Indians than soldiers. On the other hand, the story told by the Red Horse, who was the chief of the Sioux in the council lodge was more coherent since he did not accuse only the soldiers of killing. In addition, he mentioned that the Indians also killed the soldiers.
However, he did not expect to be outnumbered by the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. Then many soldiers, including Colonel George Custer were killed by the Indians. The other group of Indians, who the leader was Crazy Horse trapped them and killed all the soldiers; however, the Indians did not know that Colonel Custer was dead because he was wearing a distinct uniform from the soldiers. George Henderon explained to the reporter at the New York Herald that when they were attacking Colonel Marcus Reno was leading many soldiers and helping them to stay alive. Many of the soldiers were hiding in the timbers so the Indians would not find and kill them. Henderon says that they had many fights with the Indians since they were being