Isaiah Dorman
On June 25, 1876, General Custer Of The 7Th U.S.Calvary Made His Unsuccessful Charge Against Sioux And Cheyenne Indians Along The Banks Of The Little Bighorn River In Montana Territory.
An Interpreter Named Isaiah Dorman Was Among The 253 Men Killed In The Battle Known As Custer's Last Stand.
Custer's "Black White Man" Had Become Friends With Many Indian Tribes, To The Point Of Taking An Indian Wife And Befriending Chief Sitting Bull.
Dorman Was An Ex-Slave And Woodcutter Employed By Durfee & Peck On The Missouri River Near Fort Sully. He Also Carried The Mail 200 Miles Between Fort Rice And Fort Wadsworth.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Posted By: Hugh Gaddy
Thursday, June 25th 2009 at 12:22AM
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