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Post by yanmacca on Nov 8, 2015 13:57:40 GMT
I tend to agree Mac and what my take on all of this is that maybe all of the four from company L were horse holders who had not only there own horses but their companies horses too, so having a horse close to hand would allow them the means to get away a ride to LSH, a luxury denied to their brothers on the firing line, as they had to run up hill in heavy boots.
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Post by mac on Nov 8, 2015 21:26:41 GMT
You are more cynical than I am Ian I was giving them the opportunity to do the right thing. Probably you are correct in your summary. Same could be true of the two Company I men. Company C probably escaped mounted from their attack at the outset. Cheers
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Post by yanmacca on Nov 9, 2015 14:06:23 GMT
Fred and I had a discussion a while ago about the line of markers that flowed along the western edge of the battle field between Calhoun coulee and deep ravine and that all of these could be company C troopers.
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Post by yanmacca on Nov 9, 2015 14:15:03 GMT
Hmmm. that last image turned out pretty "naff" so I hope I can redeem myself with a few more, remember the Eric von Schmidt's painting of the BLBH, could it have been based on the view from this photograph?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 14:41:36 GMT
Fred and I had a discussion a while ago about the line of markers that flowed along the western edge of the battle field between Calhoun coulee and deep ravine and that all of these could be company C troopers. I'd be surprised if they came from a company other than C. They fit too well with a charge down Calhoun Coulee being crushed between Greasy Grass Ridge and the warriors left behind in the coulee. Can't go forward and can't go back; most head up to FFR, but some may have felt cut off and gone the other way, or were possibly chasing loose horses. What did you and Fred decide? Cheers, conrad
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Post by yanmacca on Nov 9, 2015 15:02:25 GMT
Hi Conrad, Fred said company C men and I agree entirely with him, I have also heard this area called "west battle ridge" I think but please don't quote me on that.
I think there is about eight markers that stretch over Calhoun coulee and they are; 254 253 121 124 125 126 127 128
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Post by Beth on Nov 9, 2015 19:48:26 GMT
Cool information. It's not very important but does anyone know how the gravestone numbering system work? Is it the order the stones were set in place like an inventory number so that 254 and 253 are places marked late while the rest were marked at the same time?
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Post by yanmacca on Nov 9, 2015 20:12:07 GMT
Well Beth the marker known as No.1 (or #1 on your side of the pond) was located midway down the south skirmish line, they then eventually proceed up to LSH with some minor detouring with GAC being No.109 then they go right to the other sectors, here is a rather bad image that does zoom, it is the best I have on my hard drive (I don’t know where this came from so I apologize in advance if it is copy written);
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Post by Beth on Nov 9, 2015 20:48:13 GMT
So it would appear that they might be inventory numbers given at the time the stone was put in place--which makes sense.
I have never seen that map before. Did it come from the battlefield? It's a great resource.
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Post by dave on Nov 9, 2015 21:06:34 GMT
Ian I am like Beth and appreciate your map post and would like more info. Regards Dave
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Post by mac on Nov 10, 2015 1:47:28 GMT
Only a small number of men made it past the gap.
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Post by yanmacca on Nov 10, 2015 11:12:21 GMT
True Mac, you have this mass of markers around the Keogh sector, then we have another gap and then there is another small grouping around the marker placed (wrongly) for Kellogg, it could be assumed that once these few crossed that last gap then the rest were cut off as the Indians sealed the area off.
Beth & Dave, I don't know were I got that marker map but it is accurate as I have matched it with the ones I have on my bookshelf's.
Yan.
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Post by Beth on Nov 11, 2015 1:26:23 GMT
I admit I have map envy. I love maps and can never get enough--old ones, new ones---It one of those things that hubby and I share--we love maps.
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Post by yanmacca on Nov 11, 2015 11:57:45 GMT
Beth I got some great maps of Chris via Wild and they form the basis for a lot of my analysis (well some of the rubbish I come up with anyway). Just want to share with you a snippet from our friend Custer Apollo (I wish we could get him to join this board but he is like the Lone Ranger) and if you watch the first couple of minutes you will have a great idea of the terrain over which C company operated, most of the main features like greasy grass hill and Calhoun coulee are nothing more but a slight rise and a shallow depression. linkYan.
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Post by Beth on Nov 11, 2015 18:26:15 GMT
I watch Custer Apollo's video's very often. Hubby and I have very different taste in TV shows so while he is watching something I don't care for I watch youtube either some Andrew Lloyd Weber casting a musical series or Custer Apollo's series. I have eclectic tastes.
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