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Old 05-18-2018, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DWalt View Post
Some believe that Custer's failure to take his Gatlings along on his expedition to the LBH was responsible for the massacre. Others don't.

Custer was offered four additional companies from the 2nd Cavalry. He said that he didn't need them. Mistake? It could have meant more men being killed. I'm sure the 2nd Cavalry troopers were happy that they didn't go.
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