Did George Custer help or hurt Native Americans?

George Armstrong Custer was a U.S. military officer and commander who rose to fame as a young officer during the American Civil War. He gained further fame for his post-war exploits against Native Americans in the West.

What did Custer do to the Native Americans?

In November 1868, while stationed in Kansas, the 7th Cavalry under Custer had successfully routed Black Kettle’s Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River in the Battle of Washita River, an attack which was at the time labeled a “massacre of innocent Indians” by the Indian Bureau.

What happened to LTC Custer and his men when they attacked the Native Americans?

Despite Custer’s desperate attempts to regroup his men, they were quickly overwhelmed. Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead. Meanwhile, the U.S. government increased its efforts to subdue the tribes.

What did Colonel Custer end up doing in the Black Hills?

Embarking for the Black Hills Custer embarked on his expedition with 1000-1200 men, in 110 wagons with numerous horses and cattle of the 7th Cavalry, along with artillery and two months food supply. On August 7 Custer shot and killed a grizzly bear, forever claiming this to be his greatest achievement as a hunter.

What was the final tragedy of the Indian wars?

For the most part, armed American Indian resistance to the U.S. government ended at the Wounded Knee Massacre December 29, 1890, and in the subsequent Drexel Mission Fight the next day.

What started the Wounded Knee massacre?

On December 29, the U.S. Army’s 7th cavalry surrounded a band of Ghost Dancers under the Sioux Chief Big Foot near Wounded Knee Creek and demanded they surrender their weapons. As that was happening, a fight broke out between an Indian and a U.S. soldier and a shot was fired, although it’s unclear from which side.