Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877
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Crazy Horse (b. approximetly 1840-d. September 5, 1877) was a Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States government to fight against encroachment by white American settlers on Indian territory and to preserve the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. His participation in several famous battles of the American Indian Wars on the northern Great Plains, among them the Fetterman massacre in 1866, in which he acted as a decoy, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, in which he led a war party to victory, earned him great respect from both his enemies and his own people.
In September 1877, four months after surrendering to U.S. troops under General George Crook, Crazy Horse was fatally wounded by a bayonet-wielding military guard.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Accounts and publications about Indians, 1934-1938. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Baird, George William, 1839-1906. George William Baird papers, 1877-1899. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Baird, George William, 1839-1906. Indian campaigning with General Miles in Montana. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Biography file--Indians, 1914-1984. | Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Library. | |
| referencedIn | Brennan, John R., 1848-1919. Papers, 1879-1919 (bulk 1900-1917). | South Dakota State Archives | |
| referencedIn | Burnside, Raymond Alexander, 1892-1957. Raymond A. Burnside papers. | State Historical Society of Iowa, Library | |
| referencedIn | Carroll, John M. (John Melvin), 1928-. Galley proof for the Eleanor H. Hinman interviews on the life and death of Crazy Horse, 1976. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Charles Kuralt Collection, 1935-1997 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Chase, George F. The George F. Chase papers, 1867-1901. | U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center | |
| referencedIn | Correspondence, 1811-1913, 1811-1882 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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| associatedWith | Arthur, Roeder |
| associatedWith | Baird, George William, 1839-1906. |
| associatedWith | Brennan, John R., 1848-1919. |
| associatedWith | Burnside, Raymond Alexander, 1892-1957. |
| associatedWith | Carroll, John M. (John Melvin), 1928- |
| associatedWith | Chase, George F. |
| associatedWith | DeWall, Robb, 1939- |
| associatedWith | Ellison, Robert Spurrier. |
| associatedWith | Ellison, Robert Spurrier. |
| associatedWith | Felton, William G. |
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Birth 1842
Death 1877-09-05
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