A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . d in a village neailythree miles long on the left bank ofthe Little Big Horn River. Custer,who was an impetuous, headlongofficer, instantly charged upon theIndians without waiting for rein-forcements. This woful blunder was madeJune 25,1876. All that is known ofit has been obtained from the Indiansthemselves. They agree that Custerand his men dashed directly amongthe thousands of warriors, and thatthey
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . d in a village neailythree miles long on the left bank ofthe Little Big Horn River. Custer,who was an impetuous, headlongofficer, instantly charged upon theIndians without waiting for rein-forcements. This woful blunder was madeJune 25,1876. All that is known ofit has been obtained from the Indiansthemselves. They agree that Custerand his men dashed directly amongthe thousands of warriors, and thatthey fought with desperate heroism, but Custer and every one of his men werekilled. The number was 261. General Reno held his position at the lower endof the encampment on the bluffs of the Little Big Horn until reinforcementsarrived. Soldiers were sent to the neighborhood, and thei-e was more sharpfighting. It was a long time and there was much negotiation necessary beforethe Sioux could be persuaded to return to their reservation in Dakota. On the 4th of July, 1876, the United States was one hundred years had been on foot for several years to give it a fitting GENERAL GEORGE CROOK. 424 ADMIXISTBATIOXS OF JOHNSOX AND GRANT. A bill was 23assed by Congress as early as March, 1871, providing that an exhi-bition of foreign and American arts, products, and manufactures should be heldunder the auspices of the government of the United States. A centennial com-mission was appointed, consisting of General Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecticut;Professor John L. Campbell, of Indiana ; Alfred T. Goshorn, of Ohio ; and JohnL. Shoemaker, of Pennsylvania. Naturally Philadel])hia, where the Declara-tion of Independence was written and signed, was selected as the most fittingplace to hold the celebration. Fairniount Park, one of the largest and finest inthe world, was set apart for the buildings. The invitations sent to other nations were courteously accepted, the follow-i
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