Absolutely brilliant series, thank you! I have for years been unable to visualize the scale and terrain from maps to my satisfaction, something your videos accomplish beautifully. It is really the next-best thing to being there, and having a guide as steeped in the history as you are is an incalculable bonus. Should you return, some footage from the area of the Indian encampment showing the cavalry's approaches would make a nice appendix, though the area may be inaccessible.
@2snowgirl520
8 жыл бұрын
You did an unbelievable job! This is the most interesting series I have ever followed on KZitem.
@CusterApollo
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Lynn. Glad you enjoyed it.
@johnelliott6
6 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@alfredgirouard1449
11 жыл бұрын
Best quote I have seen, "if you are serious about your study of LBH, do not take sides. Don't hate Custer and love Benteen, or the other way around. Look at them all objectively, knowing full well they are all men, having both good and bad points, flashes of brilliance,, but also able to make the mistakes you would expect of the dumbest man on earth."
@luisgomez5049
7 жыл бұрын
Great documentary! Even better than the ones from PBS or National Geographic. It really felt that I was there! My congratulations to you, Sir.
@CusterApollo
13 жыл бұрын
@misunda1 Thank you for the kind words! There is a bus that takes you down to the valley, and to the Custer and Reno Battlefields. It is very good so I suggest you try it. You can purchase tickets for the bus tour in the visitor center and the bus is usually parked right across the road there. I believe the bus runs a tour every 2-3 hours so you have a couple chances to catch the bus during the day. I go to the battlefield every year and tour visitors myself for free. Always a good time!
@marksfirst1
7 жыл бұрын
Extremely well explained documentary , take a bow Sir;
@CusterApollo
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. If you liked this series than I suggest you watch my six-part 2013 Little Bighorn Map Battle documentary as well.
@daviddougan6961
7 жыл бұрын
Very well done and the best explanation of what happened I have ever seen. There have been so many opinions about this battle and the personalities but most of those opinions have one perspective. Your video is fair and comprehensive. The whole US Army underestimated the number of "hostiles" off the reservation per General Sherman. Custer thought he was going to face 1,000 and the result you have provided is a great service. He was overconfident and did not do prudent reconnaissance. Great job.
@anthonyparr4186
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent......this gentleman has done his research.....well explained. Thank you for the video.
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the feedback.
@kornhusker1995
13 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the videos! I found your documentary's very very interesting, loved it all!
@tvcat1
13 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the tour of this historic battlefield. Very informative. Interesting to see the plains landscape too.
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
A trot of 6 MPH would have gotten Benteen to Medicine Tail Coulee by 4:02 PM. A slower ride of 5 MPH would have gotten Benteen in Medicine Tail Coulee by 4:30 PM. Either scenario has Benteen arriving before the Custer Battle even has started. As for Company I, it was correct military tactics for the unit in reserve to hold in a safe area. The commander of the reserve unit could position himself at a high ground position to observe the situation. This is exactly what Keogh did on June 25, 1876.
@geraldgregg3023
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your work.
@dannygreenii5611
8 жыл бұрын
your information and historical truth is beyond belief.
@CusterApollo
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but it is really just decades of research and study that is reflected here.
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
That is a good book. Francis B. Taunton wrote it with the help from Brian C. Pohanka. Actually the remains were all buried, but what had happened was animals and weather had opened up many of the shallow graves and scattered the bones about the field.
@captblackeagle
6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite spots in Montana.
@kaybee143
11 жыл бұрын
Very cool. As I watched your videos, I looked at google maps satellite images of the battlefield area, so I could see the entire battlefield and the parts you were discussing. I visited the battlefield several years ago and your videos filled in a lot of blanks for me. Thanks!
@davidabney7700
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent analysis of this battle. You have most definitely researched your subject matter and are on the money, as far as I know, with your interesting commentary. The left-wing America-haters are all over this subject, injecting their "non-researched" hate-filled opinions on the battle and on our US 7th Calvary. Its so good, that you left this out of your analysis of the battle, our fighting men, and the Indians themselves. I have read that many of the soldiers were just teenagers and were just out of their basic training they had at that time (1876). Thanks again for this great educational video.
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. I am glad you enjoyed the documentary. Have you viewed my 2013 Little Bighorn Map Battle documentary? If not, feel free to check it out. It is six parts and runs about an hour and a half.
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
Actually you are showing opinion again with your quote. To suggest I am biased because I find fault with Benteen and Reno's decision making that day is incorrect on your part. If that is what you are suggesting. I am not against Benteen and Reno personally. However, when I find deliberate faults and failures with them I am going to call them on it. That is not being biased. It is being real, sticking to the facts, and being objective. I also feel Custer made mistakes too.
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
I have never ridden the area as most of this land is on private property. I have friends that have obtained permission and have ridden the Benteen scout as well as in Reno Creek. Yes we do disagree on Benteen and Reno, however, that is what makes the event fun. Feel free to continue with debate. I can talk Custer all day and night. Thanks.
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I am glad you liked the documentary.
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
I agree Benteen and Custer did not get along at all. Personally they were a nightmare. However, they had always operated very well during engagements. The Little Bighorn was the first and last incident of its kind between the two men. Benteen thoroughly disobeyed his orders that day and allowed his personal feelings to taint his judgement. The encounter you speak of happened back at Camp Supply just after the Washita battle in 1868.
@brettlarsunderwood
12 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@CusterApollo
13 жыл бұрын
@commandersheperd1 Forming up a defensive position. It is always good to build up some sort of breastworks to hide behind. The Little Bighorn however, has almost nothing to hide behind. And breastworks didn't stop arrows from raining down into the position.
@georgemckenna5942
7 жыл бұрын
Could you recommend your favorite books on this subject..you did a great job Sir
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I am glad you enjoyed the documentary!
@danielshoden4681
6 жыл бұрын
Very well done!!!
@CusterApollo
13 жыл бұрын
@tvcat1 Glad you liked it. If you want to see more terrain pictures of the batttlefield and beyond don't miss PART 39 of this documentary. It is titled HISTORY IN PICTURES and is a nice slideshow of every place I filmed in the documentary.
@adekusmana5888
7 жыл бұрын
Have you read a book "custer lost officer by walt cross, in that book told the story about henry moore harrington. The sioux called him the bravest Man. Could you tell me this story? Thanks
@tigerz68
12 жыл бұрын
I just finished watching your wonderful film...having studied this battle for a very long time and traveled to the site and followed the trail from Fort Lincoln many times throughout the years..I concur with your views on Col. Benteen...although it is said he fought hard on Reno hill and was a strong presence, his disregard for that last order and Reno's actions doomed Custer. Reno was admittedly drunk, and Indians found many canteens w/firewater. have you read Save the last bullet for yourself?
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Just in case you missed them, there are two more segments to this series. Part 38 is the conclusion of the documentary, and Part 39 is a picture slide show titled History In Pictures. Good questions. I feel Benteen needed to arrive in Medicine Tail Coulee no later than 4:45 PM to change the outcome. My own time motion analysis reveals that Benteen could have arrived in Medicine Tail Coulee between 4:02 to 4:30 PM with little difficulty. (continued)
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
@Gary Daniel Thanks for watching.
@TheTacfour
5 жыл бұрын
You have created something remarkable. Thank you.. I've been to the battlefield twice, have read countless books, but I feel I was like a blindman stumbling in the dark after seeing your videos. One question. Do you think it possible/probable a soldier did escape? I'm sure you know the story of Frank Finkel/August Finckle..
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I have seen no credible evidence that any person survived the battle. That includes the fictional Frank Finckle story.
@gamesofwar9268
6 жыл бұрын
Great explanation I love the battlefield spots and how the fighting took place I would like to visit the battlefield spots myself and even the private property areas how would I go about best doing this according to your recommendations also I’ll be flying from California
@richardturner4466
11 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the really informative series, have really enjoyed learning more about the battle of the LBH. The series has corrected a number of misconceptions I had about the battle. Two questions, at what point would Benteen have had to arrive to make a difference in the outcome? and would company I have been better off if positioned on higher ground (or not even held in reserve), they seem to have been annihilated very quickly and offered an inefective resistance?
@CusterApollo
13 жыл бұрын
@commandersheperd1 I guess they had no other choice. They knew they were dead if they made a break for it so they played dead. It did not work though. All were killed.
@mrchromaticable
5 жыл бұрын
this has been very educational, thanks for putting all this together. it seems that Custer didnt use the Art of War (know your territory etc).and was taken by total surprise.I am going to have to read up on Custer to help understand his mindset going into this battle thx again
@willcapuano4702
11 жыл бұрын
As for Co I, just to clarify, did Keogh offer any meaningful resistance or waw the company just massacred in a few minutes? I have heard both scenarios
@CusterApollo
13 жыл бұрын
@kornhusker1995 You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
@alfredgirouard1449
11 жыл бұрын
Despite my general disagreements with your views on Benteen and Reno I really enjoyed your videos on the battlefield, they were a great walking tour. Have you ridden the area on horseback, that would give a cool perspective. Anyway good job.
@CusterApollo
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@richardturner4466
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks and I did watch those last two. By way of background, I became interested in Custer when as a kid (over 40 years ago) I read the book "3 Great Western's" by Ulyatt - which included stories about Fort Phil Kearney and the Fetterman massacre and another about Custer. I guess I wonder at what point could Custer have made a decision to abort the mission and still have survived (along with most of his command) and if he knew Benteen wasn't coming - what would he have done differently?
@ihategigglegigglesucks3081
8 жыл бұрын
Great Job on the history of the Battle, and you seemed to have done a great job of combining the Army and First Nations versions.
@CusterApollo
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. One of the reasons I made this documentary was because I could not locate a program that combined the archaeology with the Indian accounts, the time motion analysis, the Benteen Scout, and the post battle testimony from soldiers and officers. That is what I have attempted to do here.
@ihategigglegigglesucks3081
8 жыл бұрын
You did a wonderful job
@CusterApollo
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@willcapuano4702
11 жыл бұрын
great vids. cleared up a lot of bias and misconception for me.
@stephencasey8819
9 жыл бұрын
really good work on this I've been there a time or two u sound like me when I tour Lexington n Concord mass Im an amature historian on that but ummm yea really good job seriosly
@CusterApollo
8 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Casey Thank you for the positive feedback. I am a big fan of the Revolution as well and find the battles at Lexington Green and Concord Bridge to be very interesting. They rank up there with Bunker (Breed's) Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Trenton, Princeton and Yorktown.
@stephencasey8819
8 жыл бұрын
Yea they do thats my favorite part of American history some say I'm smarter than the professional historian at times but ahhh yea your welcome ....also I read up on finkles I didn't know there was a goerge I thought it was Augustine or Frank
@stephencasey8819
8 жыл бұрын
If u ever get out this way look me up I'll take u on a tour they actually built the original battle rd the same as it was in 1775 not for cars though
@CusterApollo
8 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Casey That is cool. Thanks for the offer. Yeah that British retreat back to Boston resulted in what? Over 50 casualties at least? A real awakening event for the British. They realized we meant business. Then they tested us later at Breed's Hill and paid the price. Even though they took the hill, it was at a costly price.
@marcellino1956
8 жыл бұрын
did the Indians pick up and move southwest????? or just south???
@CusterApollo
8 жыл бұрын
Yes. Indians did move in several directions away from the army after the battle. Mainly south east into the Big Horn Mountains, northeast into the Powder River Country and east back to the Great Sioux Reservation.
@rascal211
5 жыл бұрын
I thought there were no survivors. you talk about wounded.
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
Everyone that fought with Custer was killed. Over half of the 7th Cavalry was to the south on Reno Hill and survived the battle.
@NCLUSA
7 жыл бұрын
One great Indian Chief said ( The only way Indians could survive as a race was if they bred with the white man) I'm here because of just that. We won after all.
@jamesotto478
5 жыл бұрын
If reno was able to hold the hill, then he had supplies... This massacre was a supply issue...RENO showed it could hold if you had supplies... hence, never leave supplies... Notice, the splitting apart of custer forces was the splitting the indian forces... endless chasing... WHY is a usa bank CHASE-manhattan? proper barriers with supplies would have resulted in long siege. nam: 68 tet all the police were killed in all cities at one time and protection of forts was the initial defense.. hence, Westmoreland said no fort fell, but all cities fell due to spread out police that were killed. barrier with supplies is weeks of survival...
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
The big thing here is the difference between Reno Hill and Last Stand Hill. Reno had a better defensive hill. He also had the supplies and the reinforcements. Custer had an inferior defensive position, got no supplies and no help.
@richardbowers3647
5 жыл бұрын
The Custer battle. Custer charged the Indians camping & they killed him for trying to surround the women & children. Amazing the Indians packed up then they wanted to care for their families & moved away from the Little Big Horn battle. ! Mmmmh? The Indians were finally defeated when the American government got the Indian's land soon after the soldiers killed more Indians, women, children & old people! This could all have been avoided if they gave the land to the US Government!
@richardturner4466
11 жыл бұрын
OK, I get the impression from the video that company I was routed very quickly, to me that is stunning and it must have been a huge shock when survivors ran over the crest to join Custer. Are there any estimates of what size force Company I faced? What role would have fatigue played in the decisions made - is it correct the troop may have only had a 3 hours sleep in the previous 36 hours? Finally, I'm thinking of getting Nathaniel Philbrick's book, have you read this and is it worthwhile?
@CusterApollo
12 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! I agree Benteen's slow movement and total disregard for Custer's orders did play a huge part in the Custer portion of the defeat. I also agree that Reno was a mess during the battle and it was Benteen himself that took command and directed the defense saving the remainder of the command. Benteen, in my opinion, really is the cause for the defeat and the cause for the survival of the rest of the command at the same time. Irony...
@5stars6rings
13 жыл бұрын
Another question is can you explain to me what the company leaders mean when they say "dig in" cause when they say that soldiers just pull out there knifes and started digging
@papapabs175
5 жыл бұрын
And now for a couple of, What if’s. What affect on the timing of the battle if Custer had not forced marched. Would Terry & Gibbon have arrived. I know you explained the reasons for splitting his command, but what I your opinion would have happened if he didn’t & attacked the village where Reno first fought with his whole command. And finally I have watched a KZitem vid claiming that Lt Harrington’s skull has been found, true or crap.
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
Even including the forced march, Custer planned on scouting and resting on the 25th and attacking on June 26th. That still would have put him 24 hours ahead of the Terry/Gibbon arrival. As for Harrington, I believe the jury is still out on that one.
@papapabs175
5 жыл бұрын
CusterApollo you know I keep watching these & each time something new enters my old head. Absolutely first class, you should be very proud of yourself.
@CusterApollo
5 жыл бұрын
@@papapabs175 Thanks for the kind words.
@debwalls9405
7 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this, brilliant :)
@CusterApollo
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@tigerz68
11 жыл бұрын
Col. Benteen it seems did not get along with Gen.Custer, he had words with him about a news article Benteen wrote that painted an unsympathetic picture of the Washita battle, one of Benteens friends, a Col. Elliot was lost there and I think he held the Gen. responsible for not trying to find him..he had fallen for the decoy trick and was killed with all his men and was left on the battlefield, this encounter was I think on the Rosebud at an officers call..
@tigerz68
11 жыл бұрын
I just reread a book I bought years ago at the battlefied bookstore..it is called.."A Scene of Sickening Ghastly Horror"...what a title..anyway..this book decribes the buriels and has many firsthand accounts from the surviviors of the 7th..it has many of the famous 1877 pictures...which show a year after the battle...the unburied remains of men and horses still strewn across the battlefield in many places..
@jimmcgregor7728
7 жыл бұрын
excellent. thank you :)
@Rip39897
11 жыл бұрын
custerApollo do you think that the right wing could have held calhoune hill if co C had not charged off the hill . I think that was poor decision by Keogh to send co C on that charge. The indians were not that close and co C should have formed skirmish line and battled the Indians at a distance. The co C charge was the beginning of the end for the right wing and Custer.
@troymoss4515
11 жыл бұрын
Wonderful job! I studied the battle for a month then spent 3 full days in the field including the lone tipi area. I wish that I had watched this first! Bravo!
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