Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The Mostly Unknown Chief Gall...!

There are so many historically important people from history that we never hear about. Gall was certainly one of those most of us know nothing about.

Gall

SIOUX CHIEF


WRITTEN BY: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

LAST UPDATED: Apr 12, 2019 See Article History

Gall, (born c. 1840, near Moreau River [in present-day South Dakota], U.S.—died 1894, near Oak Creek, S.D.), Hunkpapa Sioux war chief, who was one of the most important military leaders at the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25, 1876).

Orphaned at an early age, Gall was adopted as a younger brother by the Sioux chief Sitting Bull. In many clashes with settlers and the U.S. Army, Gall distinguished himself as an excellent tactician and strategist. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Gall is credited with having turned back an initial Indian rout and then luring Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and his men into an indefensible position, annihilating his force. After this victory, Gall and Sitting Bull faced continual skirmishes and battles with the military, and in May 1877 he followed Sitting Bull into Canada. The Canadian government would not give them a reservation, the herds of buffalo were gone, and Gall and his people faced starvation. He eventually abandoned Sitting Bull and surrendered to the U.S. Army (c. 1880). Once on the Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Gall urged his people to become more acculturated with the whites. His breach with Sitting Bull (who eventually lived on the reservation) became complete when Gall was persuaded to sign the treaty of 1889 that broke up the so-called Great Sioux Reservation and ceded much territory to white settlers.

One more name that wasn't considered important enough to be considered in history class, I guess.

Coffee out on the hot patio this morning.

8 comments:

linda m said...

You are right about the history class. He was never mentioned. Now if he had been a U.S. Calvary hero we would have heard about him. Thank you for finding this article and posting about him. Gall deserves the credit for being a brilliant military tactician.

Momlady said...

Most people have no clue about Native American history. Glad you found that article.

Mamahen said...

So much of our history was not taught our generation in school, and even less to the generations that follow...Patio sounds good and I have some banana bread to share:))

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HermitJim said...

Hey Linda...
More than happy to share what I find about these forgotten peoples.
Thanks for stopping by this morning!

Hey Momlady...
I'm afraid that you are right about that!
Thanks for coming over today!

Hey Mamahen...
Now I do love me some banana bread, for sure! Yes, please!
Thanks for the visit this morning!

JO said...

I have read a small bit about him, but not much and so I'm glad you found this article.

Banana bread sounds really good with coffee this morning thank you Mamahen

Sixbears said...

The way the natives were treated was pretty glossed over in my History classes.

HermitJim said...

Hey Jo...
You're certainly more than welcome, dear. Always willing to share a bit of history.
Thanks for dropping by today!

Hey Sixbears...
I reckon we all had the same problem, my friend.
Thanks for the visit today!