12-10-2010, 09:54
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Custer's Last Flag: Culbertson Guidon from Battle of Little Bighorn
The guidon goes on the auction block tomorrow at Sotheby's in NYC. The information provided on its history - its loss and recovery - is interesting.
http://www.sothebys.com/minisite/pdf...pdf/N08705.pdf
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12-10-2010, 10:40
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Bids starting at 2,000,000 (usd).
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12-10-2010, 11:25
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Authenticating relics like these is usually a long and interesting story in itself that involves hours and hours of painstaking research.
I once saw a buckskin coat that Custer supposedly wore at the Battle of the Little Bighorn for sale online. 
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12-10-2010, 11:37
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12-10-2010, 12:02
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I had the opportunity when I was up in that area quite a few years ago to take the tour and see the grave sites and heard the "true" story about his last stand........ 
It too is an interesting story............ After the tour I started heading for my car and met 2 indian guys who told me that on the anniversary they go and "piss on his grave"with quite a few other indian guys........... 
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12-10-2010, 12:16
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After the tour I started heading for my car and met 2 indian guys who told me that on the anniversary they go and "piss on his grave"with quite a few other indian guys...
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I don't know, Teddy, that sounds like an old squaw's tale for impressing the gullible 'pale face' tourists to me.
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12-10-2010, 12:30
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I had the opportunity when I was up in that area quite a few years ago to take the tour and see the grave sites and heard the "true" story about his last stand........ |
True Teddy,
A Cavalry Troop going up against a Regiment of Indians doesn't make for good odds. Custers 'last stand' was more of a reverse uphill rout. They fought bravely though.
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12-10-2010, 12:35
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I had the opportunity when I was up in that area quite a few years ago to take the tour and see the grave sites and heard the "true" story about his last stand........
It too is an interesting story............ After the tour I started heading for my car and met 2 indian guys who told me that on the anniversary they go and "piss on his grave"with quite a few other indian guys...........
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lol Bet that really gets on ol' Yellowhair's nerves. Idiots.
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