This was a genuine masterpiece. After so many boring self-indulgent Little Bighorn documentaries Siobhan has produced consistently thoughtful, nuanced documentaries based on research and a refreshing approach looking at the spouses and backgrounds of the main characters and supporting characters. Kudos! Keep making these wonderful insightful videos.
Awesome! My plan is to do both. I might do short for a couple months while I wait for all my Little Bighorn books to arrive by ship, then I'll get back into the longer power points and try to finish some of the episodes where I left off at a cliff hanger of sorts 😉
Wonderful to hear from you! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Are there things about Benny I ought to have told? Please reach out if you can think of any info I should know, of, and if there's anything further I might be able to share. And do let me know if you watch any more of my videos and what you think 🙏
Great presentation! Love that seance note. Spooky! Short presentations will attract new viewers, but please continue with your extensive presentations❤
I didn't know very much about him other than he was close with Reno and he recovered his body and some effects and his body was shipped home .Very informative keep up the great work and thank you
A friend shared this with me: the letter Reno wrote to Benny's dad on July 3, '76. It was eventually published in the Philadelphia times. There is also a copy in the Sturgis family scrapbook. Headquarters Seventh Regiment Cavalry, In the field, July 3, 1876-Mr. Hodgson-My Dear Sir: I do assure you that I feel the deepest sympathy for you in the great loss you have met, and which I have the painful duty to communicate. Your son Benjamin was killed in the battle with the hostile Indians on the “Little Big Horn” river on the 25th of June. He was always a great favorite of mine, having been my adjutant, and in this unfortunate expedition we slept under the same blankets. Had I lost my own son I could not have felt deeper grief. He fell quite near to me in a charge. He was not mutilated and his body was buried by my directions upon a prominent knoll on the battle field, and the grave marked. He was struck in two places, one in the right side, and one bullet through his head; his horse was killed. I wish I could express the one hundredth part of the great grief of all of us for the loss of the brave and gallant Hodgson. I, dear sir, yours truly, M. A. Reno, Major Commanding Regiment.
OMG - that picture of Custer grinning!!!! I've never seen it before. It is priceless. Nobody smiled for pictures in those days. Lt Hodgson - very sad. Thank You Siobahn.
Ha! Thanks John! I think the smile is one of those AI edits but darn, I love it too for the same reason as you, you never see those old faces show joy. But surely they laughed and joked like we all do.
Excellent story telling as always. You seem to find an endless supply of personal stories about the men/wives and families from the LBH. More of the same please.
I wasnt trying to imply that i prefer the shorter videos. All your work is fantastic! There are so many stories to tell about this battle and some cant be long videos because its limited info. Love all your work! Ive watched reno inquiry several times.
I'm just happy this mini Benny one is meeting any approval! Thanks for taking the time to comment, and for watching the others too! There are so many stories and I want to tell them all 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My list of potential presentations is pages and pages long!
I always look forward to your presentations. Never boring. In Hodgson's case : "be careful of what you ask for; you just might get it". Thanks for work, much appreciated.
This is my first time looking at your content. You presented this story well, one which I have read a small bit of history about, and you brought Hodgson into a more focused and interesting light. The historical photos are very interesting and many not seen in historical texts that I have read. I enjoyed the whole presentation and thank you. Liked and Subscribed.
I'd be interested to know if much was documented about the NCO's of the 7th Cav, such as the SgtMaj, the Company 1SGs etc. I would be particularly interested in the 1SGs who were with Benteen and Keogh.
The Little Big Horn Associates publishes Research Review and the Custer Battlefield Museum and Historical Association publishes Greasy Grass, and both magazines sometimes have articles about the enlisted. Also www.menwithcuster.com is a great resource. Are you on Facebook? I'd recommend joining the Little Bighorn Associates page, as well as the Little Bighorn Discussion page. Both have excellent stories and photos!
These are great presentations...short or long. Personally I like the long, inclusive vids. Your research is impeccable! I am an "Armchair Historian", and I really enjoy your excursions into the folks in Custer's periphery. I've never been a big fan of the General though, so it's nice to hear about the men and women connected to the Seventh. They are fascinating people. The in-depth pieces on Benteen and Reno are insightful, and very interesting. I LOVE that you include info on the women in their lives as well. History always leaves out the women...especially during the 19 th century. I just wanted to say thank you for the time and research you put into this subject. I'm truly enjoying these videos. Thank you for sharing, and continued success!
Such a lovely message to receive! Thank you. I try to put together videos I'd want to watch-- and I am always curious about the partners/ mates/ families. There is so very for me to learn and putting these together are hugely instructive to me-- forcing myself to do homework that I enjoy 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Hope to hear from you again! 🙏🎉
Thank you Siobhan I've always been fascinated by the Battle of The Little Big Horn and its really interesting to hear the troopers personal stories. I am subscribed now and will enjoy watching the rest of your content.
@@SiobhanFallon7 I like Captain Miles Keoghs story I know its already been covered by other historians but he always seemed like a very charismatic man. Or possibly Sgt James Butler L troop. I saw his name on a marker whilst watching a documentary once which is what got me so interested in the LBH. Thanks again
I was thinking about Keogh last night. You are right, he has gotten a lot of attention but I have found some cool photos of him, and would focus on different aspects of his life... Sergeant Butler would be great!!
Maj Reno, distraught and drunk - "Oh Benny, my poor Benny is done there by there river. I cannot function and lead men. I must go find Benny...who will go down there with me?"
A friend shared this with me - the letter Reno wrote to Benny's dad on July 3, '76. It was eventually published in the Philadelphia times. There is also a copy in the Sturgis family scrapbook. Headquarters Seventh Regiment Cavalry, In the field, July 3, 1876-Mr. Hodgson-My Dear Sir: I do assure you that I feel the deepest sympathy for you in the great loss you have met, and which I have the painful duty to communicate. Your son Benjamin was killed in the battle with the hostile Indians on the “Little Big Horn” river on the 25th of June. He was always a great favorite of mine, having been my adjutant, and in this unfortunate expedition we slept under the same blankets. Had I lost my own son I could not have felt deeper grief. He fell quite near to me in a charge. He was not mutilated and his body was buried by my directions upon a prominent knoll on the battle field, and the grave marked. He was struck in two places, one in the right side, and one bullet through his head; his horse was killed. I wish I could express the one hundredth part of the great grief of all of us for the loss of the brave and gallant Hodgson. I am, dear sir, yours truly, M. A. Reno, Major Commanding Regiment.
@@SiobhanFallon7 fabulous- appreciate you sharing this. A fine example of the both sides of the coin in this battle. On one side I feel his pain and connection to Benny. But also think he is partly responsible for his death in a way - the hasty retreat from the woods with no rear guard was a bad choice. “He fell quite near to me in a charge “ that’s an outright lie!
@russellvolksen2794 I agree. It also may illuminate how distracted and emotional Reno was when he reached Reno/ Benteen Hill and learned Benny was shot, and why he chose to look for Benny's body rather than formulate the next military movement, be it pull security and set up a skirmish line to keep Native sharpshooters away (something that was not done until Benteen's column arrived and Weir set up defenses) or send messengers in the direction of Custer to say Reno's command had been trounced and needed to regroup and were effectively out of any future fight. It shows the human side of Reno and perhaps how he let those human emotions override his military training/ decision making capabilities during a crisis.
@@SiobhanFallon7 it really does show that side of him. Understandable and also bit shocking given he was a career soldier. Also cannot understate the effect oh alcohol on his emotions.
New to your channel, and I absolutely love it! I don't mind the longer presentations, so please continue with them as well. I very happy to have found this channel.
I don’t know why people thought shorter is better. I really prefer longer. The more information the better as we can’t get enough on the men who fought for the 7th!!!! Please keep up the videos, if you can make them as long as needed to get us all the details possible!!!!
Robert, you are wonderful! Thank you! I can't seem to make a short video no matter how hard I try, so don't worry. I love all the details too. If you haven't noticed, I found so much about Myles Keogh that I had to break it into two parts, and Weir is in three parts. Benteen will be a dozen at the rate I am going!!! Hope to hear from you again, Siobhan
Im sure you have pressure to make shorter videos. I dont mind them,but I love the longer presentations. So much more information. I hope you dont give up on them.
Oh I prefer the longer ones myself! But I am still waiting for my LBH books here in Cyprus so these shorter ones are easier for the moment. So glad to get your feedback!!
Sorry for the follow-up comment, but I did some research into the paranormal aspect of your awesome video, and found a story of an intern of a research team was staying in a cottage near the battlefield and saw an apparition of Lt. Hodgson sitting on a chair with a look of dread, then disappeared. Please keep up the great work you do!
I love comments and I love follow up comments! Great stuff, thank you! Maybe I'll do a video on all of the omens before the battle, paired with sightings etc post battle. There is so much to this story! Hope to hear from you again, Siobhan
Absolutely, I'm an amateur history buff when it comes to General G.A.Custer. I think it was Libbie ,who saw an image of the troops exiting the fort, and it appeared they were in a cloud as they trotted out.
Love your presentations! Amazing! I’ve seen many videos about the battle of Little Big Horn and the Rosebud battle and your videos brings a different perspective about not only the battles but from the people involved in those battles!
Thank you!! For me, the story is about the people. I'm so glad these small presentations resonate with you! Working on one about Captain Thomas French now... please stay tuned!
The Little Big Horn battle has captivated many people around the planet. I’ve seen videos from Spain and other countries in Spanish language about the battle but there is a link between with the Rosebud battle and the LBH battle. The Lakota and Cheyenne knew that many soldiers were coming to fight them and in the same way General Crook has his scouts Crazy Horse had his warriors watching soldiers in the mountains doing surveillance.
I'm generally not a ghost story believer, but that story about the medium is pretty cool. I think mediums may have been partially the therapists of their day, providing resolution to people on troubled issues.
Wow!!! I also had a very strange experience the night before my first visit to Monroe and each time I visit the Bacon Custer house in Monroe I am inundated with emotion, presence, and bodily reaction to those experiences, overwhelmed.
@@SiobhanFallon7 I do too! It's why I have started making funny short videos on serious topics. I saw other creators doing that, and decided, I need to give it a try.
Nice story telling. I was just watching a video about Reno’s retreat. They used a lot of their ammo during the retreat from the woods. How did they expect them to go help Custer right away? They had to wait on the mule train to reach them.
Hey there, thanks for commenting, David! There are contradicting accounts of how much ammo Reno's men used. The packers claimed that they opened up the boxes of ammon when they united with Reno, and then they packed it up again with very little being needed. Check out my other videos, I go into this in more detail. I'll put a link here...
Thank you!! Yes indeed! There are a few enlisted men I have a special interest in and would love to research. And I have always wanted to look into the lives of the LBH slain enlisted men's widows who remarried within the 7th. There are quite a few of them...
Damn, he almost made it, or maybe not. Shot thru both legs at that time in the field most certainly would have eventually been fatal, maybe. Very sad. It was very foolish of Reno to recover his body, but at least he did it.
it has always struck me funny, that Reno would go at the time that he did to get Hodgsons's items and yet... one of the Sgt.s told Reno that they should go down and help the wounded being killed and tortured within sight and hearing and was told he could take ten men or so if he wished. In this it is so true to the time, enlisted left on the trail if they fell and officers carried if sick or wounded. Same as the reburials. Officers in 1877 and the enlisted years later. Truth be known I don't think any officer including Custer got anything that prevented a scattering of the bones over a year. I read that the Reno's defense sights have men buried in them and would make sense as you could throw the dirt up and the men could be used as sandbags. The note said there was a steel spike at the place so any medal detector could help for the placement of a marker. Men that died were so often buried where they could not be dug up and scalped. Which one of the dead was left buried after the Far West made land at the area where the corn was abandoned On Grant Marshes run to Fort Lincoln, . The man from the Far West was dug up and scalped. Found a good video on UA-cam speaking of the pistols that Custer had ... a 41 I think and one of three made. Anyway, it was about Doctor Porter who said the hole in Custer was that rounds size as Porter had one of the three also. Makes sense as most of Reno's men were scalped and mutilated but suicides were taboo as who wants that medicine. Custer shot between the ear and temple is coincidence enough while Tom was the most mutilated or so it is said. Still all this Hodgson stuff. Why did Reno continue to make stupid decisions and it also shows that the warriors pulled off enough to allow Reno and a few men to go down the bluffs. also, I don't know if it is this video or my computer, but the sound was going in and out. Siobhan, you make history come alive as we need to put a face on these people and ensure that they are not forgotten. Here is a question for you. Do you think that Benteen delayed at the Morass and elsewhere because he did not want to do "No quarter" on a village and kill all. I know it was something that spare those over 12 and yet that would be such an impossibility. Benteen was pretty brave when entrenched. But then again, he asked and received the advance which most forget and the map you showed on a previous video has it close. The command was divided up and sent in directions at the curve in the valley approach which prevented them from being seen in any direction. Plus many testified as far as enlisted that Benteen had the advance taken away from him there as he was sent to the left. anyways it is one thing that leads to another that prevents me from getting anything done. You could and should make a video of all the premonitions of the battles from the leaving of Fort Lincoln to the guidons falling to the rear, to Bouyer saying it was his last day and also Reynolds with his premonition, the man behind the hardtack box and later in the campaign when William O Taylor asked for discharge as he was aware he was going to die. Many more examples but it is a wonder how much foreshadowing and fear became the rule for Custer to continue as he also had a premonition.
So true, Conway! Here is the account about a sergeant asking Reno to go help the wounded left behind after the retreat from the timber, excerpted from the diary of Sergeant Charles White, in the Walter Camp Collection, Denver (in Hardorff's Indian Views of the Custer Fight, p21): "Sergeant Thomas McLaughlin of Co H told Major Reno that there should be some one sent to rescue the wounded, and Reno remarked that the Sergeant might get a detail together and rescue them himself, if he wanted to. The poor wounded were butchered in sight of the seven companies, and there was no officer brave enough to go to help them. This has a discouraging effect on the men."
Thank you!! I seem to be plagued by sound issues no matter what format I use 🤦🏼♀️ but I will continue to try to work out the kinks. Thanks so much for the feedback 🤗
@shanedouglas6971 Why not, Shane? I guess we could debate if the Reno retreat was gallant, and Benny was begging soldiers to help him when he was injured and then killed. But it seems like a young man who has served honorably, came from a wealthy family and chose soldiering anyway, ought to be remembered as gallant if he dies in battle, unless proven otherwise. Benny didn't order the retreat. Can you share your thoughts with me?
Your volume is too low when mine is dialed up max.. A doctor examined Custer's body and found a pistol round in his head, which might indicate that Custer committed suicide. He kept it a secret until Custer's wife passed away. Any truth to this?
Thanks for the feedback-- I'll work on the sound issues!! Multiple witnesses make a point of saying that there were no sign of powder burns on Custer's body which is the polite way of making it clear he did not commit suicide. Benteen also saw his body and, in the countless letters he later wrote and all the many things he accused Custer of, he never mentioned anything about Custer's death being a suicide.
@@SiobhanFallon7 I could tell you stories about my escapades in Cyprus, but it's probably not a good idea! Oh, to be young and unattached again! At any rate, I LOVE your channel and your videos, please keep them coming. You have a talent for storytelling!
@@pimpompoom93726 thank you thank you thank you!! Sounds like you could do a UA-cam channel of your own on your travels but that it might be rated PG 13 😉🤣
It's the program 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ and i promise I'm working on it!! In the meantime I have given up on sound effects and music until I find something that works. Thanks for the feedback.
You might want to take a look at this series that explores the greater conflict in more detail. Thanks for watching and commenting! And Happy New Year! ua-cam.com/play/PLHfg6vohewsz_5UUQNdUfwYvWa5jP_3Jn.html
Absolutely brilliant. You're in a class of your own.keep up the good work thank you.👌👋 .
James, you are very good to me!
Thank you!!
This was a genuine masterpiece. After so many boring self-indulgent Little Bighorn documentaries Siobhan has produced consistently thoughtful, nuanced documentaries based on research and a refreshing approach looking at the spouses and backgrounds of the main characters and supporting characters. Kudos! Keep making these wonderful insightful videos.
You are wonderful!!
This review made my week!!
Hope to hear from you again soon,
All best,
Siobhan
Good grief! These just keep getting better and better! Thank-You!!
You are making me blush 😊
Thank you!!
@@SiobhanFallon7 lol !! My pleasure!!
I’m digging the shorter format as well - I think it works good for you adept storytelling 👏
Awesome! My plan is to do both. I might do short for a couple months while I wait for all my Little Bighorn books to arrive by ship, then I'll get back into the longer power points and try to finish some of the episodes where I left off at a cliff hanger of sorts 😉
Good, packed format, thanks! Hadn't heard Hodgson's story before.
Thank you!!
Many thanks for this, a great insight to one of my ancestors.
Wonderful to hear from you!
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
Are there things about Benny I ought to have told? Please reach out if you can think of any info I should know, of, and if there's anything further I might be able to share.
And do let me know if you watch any more of my videos and what you think 🙏
Once again great research done by you. Most Excellent!
thank you!!!!
Great presentation! Love that seance note. Spooky! Short
presentations will attract new viewers, but please continue with your extensive presentations❤
You bet I will, my dearest Annie!!! You keep up your work too please 🎉🙏🎉
I didn't know very much about him other than he was close with Reno and he recovered his body and some effects and his body was shipped home .Very informative keep up the great work and thank you
A friend shared this with me: the letter Reno wrote to Benny's dad on July 3, '76. It was eventually published in the Philadelphia times. There is also a copy in the Sturgis family scrapbook.
Headquarters Seventh Regiment Cavalry, In the field, July 3, 1876-Mr. Hodgson-My Dear Sir: I do assure you that I feel the deepest sympathy for you in the great loss you have met, and which I have the painful duty to communicate. Your son Benjamin was killed in the battle with the hostile Indians on the “Little Big Horn” river on the 25th of June. He was always a great favorite of mine, having been my adjutant, and in this unfortunate expedition we slept under the same blankets. Had I lost my own son I could not have felt deeper grief. He fell quite near to me in a charge. He was not mutilated and his body was buried by my directions upon a prominent knoll on the battle field, and the grave marked. He was struck in two places, one in the right side, and one bullet through his head; his horse was killed. I wish I could express the one hundredth part of the great grief of all of us for the loss of the brave and gallant Hodgson. I, dear sir, yours truly, M. A. Reno, Major Commanding Regiment.
OMG - that picture of Custer grinning!!!! I've never seen it before. It is priceless. Nobody smiled for pictures in those days. Lt Hodgson - very sad. Thank You Siobahn.
Ha! Thanks John! I think the smile is one of those AI edits but darn, I love it too for the same reason as you, you never see those old faces show joy. But surely they laughed and joked like we all do.
@@SiobhanFallon7 Ah Yes. AI. I should have known. But the image does show an impish side of Custer. Thx Siobahn.
Excellent story telling as always. You seem to find an endless supply of personal stories about the men/wives and families from the LBH. More of the same please.
Oh, man, that is the best comment. I needed to hear that 🙏🙏🙏
Much appreciated 🤗
That was great! I hope we get more short videos about the men. Love your presentations!
All right, I will! Thanks so very much for the kind feedback 🙏🎉
I wasnt trying to imply that i prefer the shorter videos. All your work is fantastic! There are so many stories to tell about this battle and some cant be long videos because its limited info. Love all your work! Ive watched reno inquiry several times.
I'm just happy this mini Benny one is meeting any approval! Thanks for taking the time to comment, and for watching the others too!
There are so many stories and I want to tell them all 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My list of potential presentations is pages and pages long!
I always look forward to your presentations. Never boring. In Hodgson's case : "be careful of what you ask for; you just might get it". Thanks for work, much appreciated.
Thank you so much! And yes, he certainly, and sadly, had a last thrilling campaign 😬😥
This is my first time looking at your content. You presented this story well, one which I have read a small bit of history about, and you brought Hodgson into a more focused and interesting light. The historical photos are very interesting and many not seen in historical texts that I have read. I enjoyed the whole presentation and thank you. Liked and Subscribed.
Such a lovely message and feedback.
Thank you so very much and I hope to hear from you again! 🙏
I'd be interested to know if much was documented about the NCO's of the 7th Cav, such as the SgtMaj, the Company 1SGs etc. I would be particularly interested in the 1SGs who were with Benteen and Keogh.
The Little Big Horn Associates publishes Research Review and the Custer Battlefield Museum and Historical Association publishes Greasy Grass, and both magazines sometimes have articles about the enlisted. Also www.menwithcuster.com is a great resource. Are you on Facebook? I'd recommend joining the Little Bighorn Associates page, as well as the Little Bighorn Discussion page. Both have excellent stories and photos!
Hi ! Thank you very much for all your hard work , that made this wonderful video possible !! 😊
Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! 🙏
These are great presentations...short or long. Personally I like the long, inclusive vids. Your research is impeccable!
I am an "Armchair Historian", and I really enjoy your excursions into the folks in Custer's periphery. I've never been a big fan of the General though, so it's nice to hear about the men and women connected to the Seventh. They are fascinating people.
The in-depth pieces on Benteen and Reno are insightful, and very interesting. I LOVE that you include info on the women in their lives as well. History always leaves out the women...especially during the 19 th century.
I just wanted to say thank you for the time and research you put into this subject. I'm truly enjoying these videos. Thank you for sharing, and continued success!
Such a lovely message to receive!
Thank you. I try to put together videos I'd want to watch-- and I am always curious about the partners/ mates/ families. There is so very for me to learn and putting these together are hugely instructive to me-- forcing myself to do homework that I enjoy 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Hope to hear from you again! 🙏🎉
Thank you Siobhan I've always been fascinated by the Battle of The Little Big Horn and its really interesting to hear the troopers personal stories. I am subscribed now and will enjoy watching the rest of your content.
Yay! Thank you, Jason! Feel free to make suggestions! Not sure what/ who I will work on next...
@@SiobhanFallon7 I like Captain Miles Keoghs story I know its already been covered by other historians but he always seemed like a very charismatic man. Or possibly Sgt James Butler L troop. I saw his name on a marker whilst watching a documentary once which is what got me so interested in the LBH. Thanks again
I was thinking about Keogh last night. You are right, he has gotten a lot of attention but I have found some cool photos of him, and would focus on different aspects of his life...
Sergeant Butler would be great!!
Maj Reno, distraught and drunk - "Oh Benny, my poor Benny is done there by there river. I cannot function and lead men. I must go find Benny...who will go down there with me?"
Yes! And going to find Benny's body rather than organizing the troops and going to Custer...
A friend shared this with me - the letter Reno wrote to Benny's dad on July 3, '76. It was eventually published in the Philadelphia times. There is also a copy in the Sturgis family scrapbook.
Headquarters Seventh Regiment Cavalry, In the field, July 3, 1876-Mr. Hodgson-My Dear Sir: I do assure you that I feel the deepest sympathy for you in the great loss you have met, and which I have the painful duty to communicate. Your son Benjamin was killed in the battle with the hostile Indians on the “Little Big Horn” river on the 25th of June. He was always a great favorite of mine, having been my adjutant, and in this unfortunate expedition we slept under the same blankets. Had I lost my own son I could not have felt deeper grief. He fell quite near to me in a charge. He was not mutilated and his body was buried by my directions upon a prominent knoll on the battle field, and the grave marked. He was struck in two places, one in the right side, and one bullet through his head; his horse was killed. I wish I could express the one hundredth part of the great grief of all of us for the loss of the brave and gallant Hodgson. I am, dear sir, yours truly, M. A. Reno, Major Commanding Regiment.
@@SiobhanFallon7 fabulous- appreciate you sharing this. A fine example of the both sides of the coin in this battle. On one side I feel his pain and connection to Benny. But also think he is partly responsible for his death in a way - the hasty retreat from the woods with no rear guard was a bad choice. “He fell quite near to me in a charge “ that’s an outright lie!
@russellvolksen2794 I agree. It also may illuminate how distracted and emotional Reno was when he reached Reno/ Benteen Hill and learned Benny was shot, and why he chose to look for Benny's body rather than formulate the next military movement, be it pull security and set up a skirmish line to keep Native sharpshooters away (something that was not done until Benteen's column arrived and Weir set up defenses) or send messengers in the direction of Custer to say Reno's command had been trounced and needed to regroup and were effectively out of any future fight. It shows the human side of Reno and perhaps how he let those human emotions override his military training/ decision making capabilities during a crisis.
@@SiobhanFallon7 it really does show that side of him. Understandable and also bit shocking given he was a career soldier. Also cannot understate the effect oh alcohol on his emotions.
New to your channel, and I absolutely love it! I don't mind the longer presentations, so please continue with them as well. I very happy to have found this channel.
I am very happy you have as well!!!
Hope to hear from you again 🙏
Long or short, I am enjoying your videos!
Thank you so much, Clyde!!! I am enjoying your insightful comments! Please keep them coming!
I don’t know why people thought shorter is better. I really prefer longer. The more information the better as we can’t get enough on the men who fought for the 7th!!!! Please keep up the videos, if you can make them as long as needed to get us all the details possible!!!!
Robert, you are wonderful! Thank you! I can't seem to make a short video no matter how hard I try, so don't worry. I love all the details too. If you haven't noticed, I found so much about Myles Keogh that I had to break it into two parts, and Weir is in three parts. Benteen will be a dozen at the rate I am going!!!
Hope to hear from you again,
Siobhan
Im sure you have pressure to make shorter videos. I dont mind them,but I love the longer presentations. So much more information. I hope you dont give up on them.
Oh I prefer the longer ones myself! But I am still waiting for my LBH books here in Cyprus so these shorter ones are easier for the moment. So glad to get your feedback!!
"She opens up her own doorways, rather than be left behind!" 📻
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Yes,I got into this battle after watching Little Big Man in 1978. I was 16.
I watched that movie for the first time just this past summer! In Montana!
@@SiobhanFallon7 I think it was a Classic.
Custer smiling!
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Nice work Siobhan!!!
Oh thank you!! 🎉🎉🎉
Sorry for the follow-up comment, but I did some research into the paranormal aspect of your awesome video, and found a story of an intern of a research team was staying in a cottage near the battlefield and saw an apparition of Lt. Hodgson sitting on a chair with a look of dread, then disappeared. Please keep up the great work you do!
I love comments and I love follow up comments! Great stuff, thank you!
Maybe I'll do a video on all of the omens before the battle, paired with sightings etc post battle.
There is so much to this story!
Hope to hear from you again,
Siobhan
Absolutely, I'm an amateur history buff when it comes to General G.A.Custer. I think it was Libbie ,who saw an image of the troops exiting the fort, and it appeared they were in a cloud as they trotted out.
@npc77107 yes! It looked like their reflections on the clouds were walking straight into heaven 😬
@@SiobhanFallon7 Yup!
Excellent format. I enjoyed it.
Thank you!! 🙏
Good stuff!!! Thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🙏
Fantastic! 😊
Thank you!!!!
Love your presentations! Amazing! I’ve seen many videos about the battle of Little Big Horn and the Rosebud battle and your videos brings a different perspective about not only the battles but from the people involved in those battles!
Thank you!! For me, the story is about the people. I'm so glad these small presentations resonate with you!
Working on one about Captain Thomas French now... please stay tuned!
The Little Big Horn battle has captivated many people around the planet. I’ve seen videos from Spain and other countries in Spanish language about the battle but there is a link between with the Rosebud battle and the LBH battle. The Lakota and Cheyenne knew that many soldiers were coming to fight them and in the same way General Crook has his scouts Crazy Horse had his warriors watching soldiers in the mountains doing surveillance.
I'm generally not a ghost story believer, but that story about the medium is pretty cool. I think mediums may have been partially the therapists of their day, providing resolution to people on troubled issues.
Thank you! The medium story got me too. The handwriting!!
Wow!!! I also had a very strange experience the night before my first visit to Monroe and each time I visit the Bacon Custer house in Monroe I am inundated with emotion, presence, and bodily reaction to those experiences, overwhelmed.
Great job, Siobhan! I hope you're enjoying beautiful Cyprus, and that the cats forgive you someday.
Ha!! Me too! Cats are still slightly sullen... 😉🐾
I love that you filmed this in a different location, as well as exploring a shorter format.
Thank you!! I keep trying different things 🤷🏼♀️
@@SiobhanFallon7 I do too! It's why I have started making funny short videos on serious topics. I saw other creators doing that, and decided, I need to give it a try.
Hi, it does not matter, both ways are fine. Thank you!
Thank you!! 🎉🎉🎉
JOB WELL DONE
Thank you!
Love the channel , great research. The sound needs a little work gets loud and then fades
Keep up the good work
Yes! I always have tech issues! Thank you so much. And please know I am working on that 🙏
Nice story telling. I was just watching a video about Reno’s retreat. They used a lot of their ammo during the retreat from the woods. How did they expect them to go help Custer right away? They had to wait on the mule train to reach them.
Hey there, thanks for commenting, David!
There are contradicting accounts of how much ammo Reno's men used. The packers claimed that they opened up the boxes of ammon when they united with Reno, and then they packed it up again with very little being needed.
Check out my other videos, I go into this in more detail. I'll put a link here...
Well done. Interesting. Possibly one of my early ancestors. 😊
Really good video.
Thank you. I had a lot of fun working on this (and tried to talk REALLY FAST 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣)
Love the short format! Great Job 🎉
Oh yay!
It is very hard for me to keep these brief-- there are so many stories and anecdotes!! But I am trying... 🤣🙏
Great format, would love to hear some stories regarding enlisted men.
Thank you!! Yes indeed! There are a few enlisted men I have a special interest in and would love to research. And I have always wanted to look into the lives of the LBH slain enlisted men's widows who remarried within the 7th. There are quite a few of them...
Short long it's all great, enjoy your stay in Cyprus.
You are awesome. Thank you for the kind feedback!
Damn, he almost made it, or maybe not. Shot thru both legs at that time in the field most certainly would have eventually been fatal, maybe. Very sad. It was very foolish of Reno to recover his body, but at least he did it.
it has always struck me funny, that Reno would go at the time that he did to get Hodgsons's items and yet... one of the Sgt.s told Reno that they should go down and help the wounded being killed and tortured within sight and hearing and was told he could take ten men or so if he wished. In this it is so true to the time, enlisted left on the trail if they fell and officers carried if sick or wounded. Same as the reburials. Officers in 1877 and the enlisted years later. Truth be known I don't think any officer including Custer got anything that prevented a scattering of the bones over a year. I read that the Reno's defense sights have men buried in them and would make sense as you could throw the dirt up and the men could be used as sandbags. The note said there was a steel spike at the place so any medal detector could help for the placement of a marker. Men that died were so often buried where they could not be dug up and scalped. Which one of the dead was left buried after the Far West made land at the area where the corn was abandoned On Grant Marshes run to Fort Lincoln, . The man from the Far West was dug up and scalped. Found a good video on UA-cam speaking of the pistols that Custer had ... a 41 I think and one of three made. Anyway, it was about Doctor Porter who said the hole in Custer was that rounds size as Porter had one of the three also. Makes sense as most of Reno's men were scalped and mutilated but suicides were taboo as who wants that medicine. Custer shot between the ear and temple is coincidence enough while Tom was the most mutilated or so it is said. Still all this Hodgson stuff. Why did Reno continue to make stupid decisions and it also shows that the warriors pulled off enough to allow Reno and a few men to go down the bluffs. also, I don't know if it is this video or my computer, but the sound was going in and out. Siobhan, you make history come alive as we need to put a face on these people and ensure that they are not forgotten. Here is a question for you. Do you think that Benteen delayed at the Morass and elsewhere because he did not want to do "No quarter" on a village and kill all. I know it was something that spare those over 12 and yet that would be such an impossibility. Benteen was pretty brave when entrenched. But then again, he asked and received the advance which most forget and the map you showed on a previous video has it close. The command was divided up and sent in directions at the curve in the valley approach which prevented them from being seen in any direction. Plus many testified as far as enlisted that Benteen had the advance taken away from him there as he was sent to the left. anyways it is one thing that leads to another that prevents me from getting anything done. You could and should make a video of all the premonitions of the battles from the leaving of Fort Lincoln to the guidons falling to the rear, to Bouyer saying it was his last day and also Reynolds with his premonition, the man behind the hardtack box and later in the campaign when William O Taylor asked for discharge as he was aware he was going to die. Many more examples but it is a wonder how much foreshadowing and fear became the rule for Custer to continue as he also had a premonition.
So true, Conway! Here is the account about a sergeant asking Reno to go help the wounded left behind after the retreat from the timber, excerpted from the diary of Sergeant Charles White, in the Walter Camp Collection, Denver (in Hardorff's Indian Views of the Custer Fight, p21): "Sergeant Thomas McLaughlin of Co H told Major Reno that there should be some one sent to rescue the wounded, and Reno remarked that the Sergeant might get a detail together and rescue them himself, if he wanted to. The poor wounded were butchered in sight of the seven companies, and there was no officer brave enough to go to help them. This has a discouraging effect on the men."
Also I would love to do a video on the premonitions! Great suggestion! Thank you!!!!
You're a wonderful storyteller.
FYI, the sound levels on this video fluctuate greatly
Thank you!! I seem to be plagued by sound issues no matter what format I use 🤦🏼♀️ but I will continue to try to work out the kinks.
Thanks so much for the feedback 🤗
Hodgson was from Philadelphia, PA.
Yes!
Great job you can make thim a little longer if you need to I’m ok with that 🎉❤
Thank you!! I can't see to keep them short no matter how I try!!!!
I’m not sure from what I’ve read that you could use the term”died gallently”.
@shanedouglas6971 Why not, Shane? I guess we could debate if the Reno retreat was gallant, and Benny was begging soldiers to help him when he was injured and then killed. But it seems like a young man who has served honorably, came from a wealthy family and chose soldiering anyway, ought to be remembered as gallant if he dies in battle, unless proven otherwise. Benny didn't order the retreat.
Can you share your thoughts with me?
Hard to hear this.............................please, more volume.
Ok, thank you!!
I always have some tech issues... I am hoping with the new year I will figure out some new programs and maybe get a new lap top!
Your volume is too low when mine is dialed up max.. A doctor examined Custer's body and found a pistol round in his head, which might indicate that Custer committed suicide. He kept it a secret until Custer's wife passed away. Any truth to this?
Thanks for the feedback-- I'll work on the sound issues!!
Multiple witnesses make a point of saying that there were no sign of powder burns on Custer's body which is the polite way of making it clear he did not commit suicide.
Benteen also saw his body and, in the countless letters he later wrote and all the many things he accused Custer of, he never mentioned anything about Custer's death being a suicide.
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yes i like 30 min and under videos
Thanks for the feedback, Jamie!
I do have quite a few under 20 minutes you might like.
Any relation to the late (show) Jimmy Fallon?
No, just Irish Fallons 😉
Better than being an Irish 'felon'. @@SiobhanFallon7
" . . .he was tiny, about 5'4" . . .).
I'm 5'2", so if you describe him as "tiny", how would you describe me, "Very Tiny" ?
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I'm 5'2 too. Yes. We are very tiny 🤣 especially compared to Wallace in that photo of the officers on the steps at Ft Lincoln.
Did you say you were in Cypress or Cyprus? I used to fly to Cyprus many years ago to do snorkeling in the Med. 🙂
Cyprus!!! We moved overseas here in September
@@SiobhanFallon7 Wonderful! Best kept secret in the Med. I used to snorkel out of Paphos back before I was an old fart. Great place!
@@pimpompoom93726 I was in Paphos just yesterday!
@@SiobhanFallon7 I could tell you stories about my escapades in Cyprus, but it's probably not a good idea! Oh, to be young and unattached again! At any rate, I LOVE your channel and your videos, please keep them coming. You have a talent for storytelling!
@@pimpompoom93726 thank you thank you thank you!!
Sounds like you could do a UA-cam channel of your own on your travels but that it might be rated PG 13 😉🤣
Super aggravating audio . . .
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6:13, Not to diminish this informative video, but the stone cutter had same spelling trouble. 😊
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Audio issue
I do always have some kind of audio issue 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Not on the others only this one.. high and low..
@daviddowning2152 I noticed with the music especially. Thank you, David. Will play with those controls a bit more next time!
Who is adjusting the volume up and down frickin annoying.....
It's the program 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ and i promise I'm working on it!!
In the meantime I have given up on sound effects and music until I find something that works.
Thanks for the feedback.
Speak up, check your audio level b4 recording, please
Will do!
Got exactly what he deserved 😡
You might want to take a look at this series that explores the greater conflict in more detail.
Thanks for watching and commenting! And Happy New Year!
ua-cam.com/play/PLHfg6vohewsz_5UUQNdUfwYvWa5jP_3Jn.html
I like them both.