Post by ephriam on Jun 5, 2014 10:11:09 GMT -5
Meany Interview with Sorrel Horse:
Sorrel Horse
Ta-Shunke Hin-sha
58 years old
Rosebud, 26 July 1907
Charley Tackett, Interpreter
13 years old when he went on the first war-party. It was on foot. Bull Eagle was the leader. It was against the Pawnees. No results were attained.
At the age of 16 he led his first war party. It was against the Pawnees. They got some horses.
He fought all alone one and shot three Pawnees and killed two horses.
In leading another party he took horses from the Pawnees. In the chase he again fought alone, killed two of the enemy and three horses.
Alone he went on the war path against the Poncas and took some horses.
Then he went against the Omahas and took some horses. They were pursued, overtaken and almost surrounded. His horse was shot under him twice.
Alone he raided the Pawnees again and took horses. They overtook him again and his horse was again shot under him. He was the leader of this party.
He led a party against the southern branch of the Pawnees. It was a big party. They stole horses, were pursued and again his horse was shot under him.
He led another party, against the Utes. He shot two in the camp in the evening. Thunder Hawk was with them. He was afoot while Thunder Hawk was on horseback. He took some horses. They surrounded him. He kept shooting but does not know what he hit. They shot through is clothes about thirty times but did not hit him.
The next morning he left his blanket, stole a horse and got home.
They pursued him. One overtook him, counted coup and passed on. He got home.
All alone he went against the Shoshones. He got two horses, tied them in the timber and fought the surrounding Shoshones until they gave up and he came home with the two horses.
He led a party against the Crows. He took some horses. His sorrel horse was shot three times and was killed. Three shots went through his clothes.
He went to war against the Nez Perces and took some horses. He went to war against the Assinniboines and got some horses. He went to war against the Gros Ventres and took some horses. He went alone again against the Pawnees and got some more horses. He went again against the Pawnees and got some more horses. He went alone against the Omahas and got some horses.
On a buffalo hunt they were in conflict with the Pawnees and killed many. He killed one and counted coup on him. And then he shot another in the same battle and took two horses.
And many others against the Pawnees and others.
Forty one times he took horses from different enemies.
He was never at war with white people. Chief Little Thunder’s son was killed in battle by a white man and when he stole his first horse he took that cousin’s name. His own name before that was Worthless.
A great leader of his people not mentioned by the others was Disturbing Bear – Mah-to Wy-yu-hi – who was really over the other four mentioned Iron Shell, Big Partisan, Eagle Feather Side and Little Thunder.
Disturbing Bear was killed 53 years ago by soldiers who went out to get the man who had killed a lame steer left by an emigrant. The chief [offered] 20 horses for the steer but no man. The soldiers opened fire and among others the chief was killed. Then Spotted Tail pursued the 30 soldiers, officers and interpreter and killed them all.
They never were buried. Tackett says he saw the bones on the prairie. He says it was near Fort Laramie, 10 miles down the river. This was the first outbreak between the whites and these Indians.
He arrived just in time to take part in the Custer battle. He had been on a raid against Crows. He staid that day and night of the battle and came back bringing lots of money with him. He was leader of the party against the Crows.
A Santee, son of the Chief Hink-pa-luta who led the Minnesota massacre was first to reach the fleeing officer who got off his horse and shot himself. Sorrel Horse thinks that even this Santee did not kill Custer but that it [was] Custer who rode off and killed himself. Tackett says this tallies with the information he got immediately after the fight.
Three months after the Custer fight he was one of 80 who went as scouts under Tackett for Crook.
On this reservation the principal chief was Spotted Tail, then Two Strike, White Thunder, Swift Bear.
There are four war leaders: Sorrel Horse, One Feather, Big Turkey and Spotted Bear who was killed by the Shoshones. These were all noted horse stealers.
He is step-son of Red Cloud who raised him as a boy.
Sorrel Horse
Ta-Shunke Hin-sha
58 years old
Rosebud, 26 July 1907
Charley Tackett, Interpreter
13 years old when he went on the first war-party. It was on foot. Bull Eagle was the leader. It was against the Pawnees. No results were attained.
At the age of 16 he led his first war party. It was against the Pawnees. They got some horses.
He fought all alone one and shot three Pawnees and killed two horses.
In leading another party he took horses from the Pawnees. In the chase he again fought alone, killed two of the enemy and three horses.
Alone he went on the war path against the Poncas and took some horses.
Then he went against the Omahas and took some horses. They were pursued, overtaken and almost surrounded. His horse was shot under him twice.
Alone he raided the Pawnees again and took horses. They overtook him again and his horse was again shot under him. He was the leader of this party.
He led a party against the southern branch of the Pawnees. It was a big party. They stole horses, were pursued and again his horse was shot under him.
He led another party, against the Utes. He shot two in the camp in the evening. Thunder Hawk was with them. He was afoot while Thunder Hawk was on horseback. He took some horses. They surrounded him. He kept shooting but does not know what he hit. They shot through is clothes about thirty times but did not hit him.
The next morning he left his blanket, stole a horse and got home.
They pursued him. One overtook him, counted coup and passed on. He got home.
All alone he went against the Shoshones. He got two horses, tied them in the timber and fought the surrounding Shoshones until they gave up and he came home with the two horses.
He led a party against the Crows. He took some horses. His sorrel horse was shot three times and was killed. Three shots went through his clothes.
He went to war against the Nez Perces and took some horses. He went to war against the Assinniboines and got some horses. He went to war against the Gros Ventres and took some horses. He went alone again against the Pawnees and got some more horses. He went again against the Pawnees and got some more horses. He went alone against the Omahas and got some horses.
On a buffalo hunt they were in conflict with the Pawnees and killed many. He killed one and counted coup on him. And then he shot another in the same battle and took two horses.
And many others against the Pawnees and others.
Forty one times he took horses from different enemies.
He was never at war with white people. Chief Little Thunder’s son was killed in battle by a white man and when he stole his first horse he took that cousin’s name. His own name before that was Worthless.
A great leader of his people not mentioned by the others was Disturbing Bear – Mah-to Wy-yu-hi – who was really over the other four mentioned Iron Shell, Big Partisan, Eagle Feather Side and Little Thunder.
Disturbing Bear was killed 53 years ago by soldiers who went out to get the man who had killed a lame steer left by an emigrant. The chief [offered] 20 horses for the steer but no man. The soldiers opened fire and among others the chief was killed. Then Spotted Tail pursued the 30 soldiers, officers and interpreter and killed them all.
They never were buried. Tackett says he saw the bones on the prairie. He says it was near Fort Laramie, 10 miles down the river. This was the first outbreak between the whites and these Indians.
He arrived just in time to take part in the Custer battle. He had been on a raid against Crows. He staid that day and night of the battle and came back bringing lots of money with him. He was leader of the party against the Crows.
A Santee, son of the Chief Hink-pa-luta who led the Minnesota massacre was first to reach the fleeing officer who got off his horse and shot himself. Sorrel Horse thinks that even this Santee did not kill Custer but that it [was] Custer who rode off and killed himself. Tackett says this tallies with the information he got immediately after the fight.
Three months after the Custer fight he was one of 80 who went as scouts under Tackett for Crook.
On this reservation the principal chief was Spotted Tail, then Two Strike, White Thunder, Swift Bear.
There are four war leaders: Sorrel Horse, One Feather, Big Turkey and Spotted Bear who was killed by the Shoshones. These were all noted horse stealers.
He is step-son of Red Cloud who raised him as a boy.