In 1935 David Miller, only sixteen years old, began driving hours to visit the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to sketch and paint portraits of the warriors who were veterans of the battle of the Little Bighorn. He painted portraits of seventy two warriors, while painting the warriors he often interviewed them about the famous battle. Miller had learned fourteen different language dialects and sign languages to better understand the warriors stories. When he interviewed White Cow Bull he learned that White Cow Bull believed he had shot Custer when he was testing the water to forde the river looking for a way to the village.
He saw Custer fall and then the soldiers pick up their leader and put him on his horse, holding him up as they galloped off towards last stand hill.
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