Colonel Custer's Love Child

@bookbar (1609)
Sudbury, England
October 23, 2015 1:08pm CST
Researchers into Custer and his life, have unearthed a fact, that Custer had a liaison with a Cheyenne woman, who then went on to bear his lovechild, in an extra-marital affair. Apparently, this all happened after the 1868 Washita River Massacre, when Custer captured numerous women and children, making them prisoners of war. One of them was a Cheyenne woman,named Meotzi, who became his interpreter despite her inability to speak English. Custer courted this beautiful woman, and they soon became an 'item', Meotzi,, then considered him to be her husband, and gave birth to Custer's son, who was named, Yellow Swallow , due to his hair colour, inherited from his Dad. After making peace with the Cheyenne nation, Custer then left them and his Indian wife to fight another battle, promising to return, when it was over. That battle was his last... Battle of the Little Bighorn....Custer and his men were apparently spared the usual mutilation, by the Indians, when they recognised him as being connected to one of their own
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@TheHorse (223142)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Oct 15
ll pretty interesting. I read the comments below. Is there a way to know for sure? I wonder if there are some known descendants of this alleged love child.
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@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
24 Oct 15
@TheHorse... Aaah, the nature of the beast, most historical 'facts' by their very timeline are largely unverifiable, but you would expect descendants within the tribe, to pass on the knowledge, true or otherwise, of such a claim,that may have been tucked under a Tepee, somewhere at sometime by someone... with a vested interest in keeping the legend clean..
@topffer (42155)
• France
23 Oct 15
I never heard about this. Having a "local wife" was something common among colonial troops, and I would not be surprised if Custer's wife had not followed him all the time : it is why I have a doubt...
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@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
24 Oct 15
@topffer History is always open to doubt, and yes she was constantly around...in my response to Chesmey above, the name of source the article was garnered from, thanks for commenting.
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