Lame White Man
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| Lame White Man | |
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| Tribe | Cheyenne |
| Born | circa 1837[1] |
| Died | June 25, 1876 (aged 39) Little Big Horn |
| Native name | Ve'ho'enohnenehe |
| Cause of death | Shot |
| Spouse(s) | Twin Woman |
| Children | (2) Red Hat, Crane Woman |
Lame White Man, or Ve'ho'enohnenehe, was a Cheyenne battle chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876 and was killed there. He was also known as Bearded Man (to the Lakota) and Mad Hearted Wolf ("Hahk o ni"). He was the husband of Twin Woman and father to Red Hat and Crane Woman.
During the battle he wore a captured cavalry jacket found tied to the cantle of a saddle. Later a Miniconjou Lakota warrior (believed to be Little Crow) mistook him for an Indian scout and killed him before he could realize his mistake. He was the only Cheyenne chief to die at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.[2]
One of the red granite memorial stones at the Little Bighorn Battlefield was erected in his honor on Memorial Day, 1999.
[edit] References
- ^ Hook, Richard (2004). Warriors at the Little Bighorn 1876. Osprey Publishing. pp. 45. ISBN 9781841766669. http://books.google.com/books?id=eNFXttJk54sC&pg=PA45&dq=%22lame+white+man%22&hl=en&ei=60_PTLmjKoKBlAel_cnkCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22lame%20white%20man%22&f=false. "At 39 years old in 1876, Lame White Man would have been considered old for a warrior."
- ^ John Stands In Timber; Margot Liberty, Robert Marshall Utley (1998). Cheyenne memories. Yale University Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780300073003.
[edit] External links
- Friends of the Little Big Horn , info about the battlefield.
- Ghosts on the Little Bighorn (Archived 2009-10-31) , Must have subscription to MSN Encarta, but a very good article from National Geographic.
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