With Only His Bugle, He Fought to the Last. The 1866 death of Adolf Metzger.
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The Fetterman Fight, also known as the Fetterman Massacre or the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands, or the Battle of a Hundred Slain, was a battle during Red Cloud's War on December 21, 1866, between a confederation of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and a detachment of the United States Army, based at Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming.
The U.S. military mission was intended to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail. A group of ten warriors, including Crazy Horse, acted to lure a detachment of U.S. soldiers into an ambush. All 81 men under the command of Captain William J. Fetterman were then killed by the Native American warriors. At the time, it was the worst military disaster ever suffered by the U.S. Army on the Great Plains. General Armstrong Custer would follow this act just to the north in similar fashion 10 years later.
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Back in 1968 returning from Vietnam to Pittsburgh I needed some time to get my head on straight. So I called my Army buddy Greg who I served with for several years who invited me many times to visit him in Wyoming. Long story short, he was part Mandan Sioux. He always bragged he was from the dog eaters and they, the Mandan, were responsible for Custerâs demise. Greg had a job delivering petroleum products to ranches. I hitched along. Up through Gillette, over to Deadwood (weâll skip that part). Eventually drove down to the battlefield where we slept on the battle site drinking applejack and exacting what those men must have gone thru and relating their to our recent battle experiences. Never saw a ghost but always felt a strange presence. Now 76, Greg 77. Life is good. For the most part.
The metzker family is still in the area. My sons went to school with metzkers great great great nephew. The school class had a fieldtrip there to the fetterman fight. This young man was recognized as the buglar metzger relative. It was cool .
Custer and his crew were largely attacking and massacring villages full of women, children and elders. The warriors were elsewhere. And some of the tribes being attacked had nothing to do with the tribes that were on the warpath. Custer and company (no military pun intended) had it coming.
Crazy Horse was a legend to all Native American. A man to respect. Thank you for another great History lesson. đșđČâźïžđđșđŠ
What an awesome episode this was Ron- everything in it. The beautiful land, the history of Crazy Horse and Fetterman and the young bugler... I was not aware of this historical battle. Now I am... Thank you for the efforts you and your crew put together to tell these amazing historical stories..
Your opening footage of Last Stand Hill is really incredible and haunting. The wife and I were just there a few months ago in mid-May. Something I wanted to scratch off of my bucket list. I knew you were following the Oregon and Bozeman Trails, and I was hoping you would make it to the Little Big Horn and Fetterman battle sites. As always, incredible work!đâïžđșđČ
To the men who lost their lives that day...rest in peace. I can imagine how awful that day was for all those guys that got killed. Crazy Horse and his men didn't play around.. Great story Ron.. love the old photos.
Amazing scenery crazy horse memorial definitely gonna blow ppl away when it's eventually finished what a terribly sad story thank you for ur service RIP to the 81menđ
Beautiful countryside!
So sad, for both sides! Thank you for bringing this piece of history to life for us. Well done.
Beautifully told story, Ron. The white people, who fought and died, all had a name. The native people, who fell victim to those "nice new repeating rifles" that were brought in to kill as many "indians" as possible, also all had a name. They were fathers, brothers, uncles, nephews, maybe even some grandfathers. All family men. They were providers and protectors. They also were mourned about by their families and going through the burial rituals after the fight. The story of Mr. Metzger was familiar to me. I have read in some version that he had fought bravely with his almost bare hands and the native people honored his courage by sending him intact into the afterlife and covered him with a buffalo robe after his death. I have no proof of that story, don't even know where I read it, but at the time I read it, I thought it was a most decent thing to do. A very sad story, the conquest of the land and the destruction of other peoples lives. I thoroughly enjoyed your visuals of the landscape and the pinery and the range. By the way, Carrington had warned Fetterman not to go across that range, no matter what. Fetterman caused his man to fall into the trap. He was just a bit too eager and too much filled with pride and sufficiently demeaning of the native people.
Beautiful place, but the earth is soaked in blood, I think if you stand very still and listen you can still hear the battle cries and men screaming, great story, thanks.
No one can bring these stories to life the way you do. RIP to all. There are never any winners when people lose their lives. It's amazing to see a picture of the bugle!
The sweep of the plains is breathtaking and one can visualize as you cite the story.
Thank you Ron,for a good History lesson. Good night to all.
I'm from South Dakota and in grade school we learned about The Battle Of Custer. I always loved History history. You go back in time. Thank you Ron
What a historical place. My family name is on the main monument on the hill. He was in F company. Itâs been years and would love to get back. Great job, Ron. Loved watching this.
Ron, Iâm in your age group. I must not have paid much attention to history back in the day. But your videos are so fascinating, they are a catalyst propelling me to research even more after I watch each video. Thank you so much.
Hi Ron and Everyone. I'm waiting as well. Going to be a good one. Thank you Ron for another great story đ
You always leave me wanting to know more, even though you tell stories that are researched and that you have studied. Your narratives are never judgemental; simply teeming with fascinating facts. Again, a wonderful presentation. I wish it had gone on longer!! Thank you, thank you!!