CDV of Little Brave, Arikara scout for the 7th US Cavalry, KIA Little Bighorn.

CDV on cardstock mount of Little Brave, photographer/publisher unknown. RARE: Only known example to appear at auction.

Provenance: Cowan's, American History, 21 June 2012, Lot 242.

Little Brave (ca 1850-1876), also known as "Stub" and "Little Soldier," died alongside Reno while serving as a US Scout for the fourth time. He had served in the Black Hills Expedition of 1874, and had re-enlisted with Custer at Fort Lincoln in May of 1876. One Sioux account of the battle, by Wooden Leg, relates that Little Brave was hiding in a sagebrush near the river taking potshots when a small group crept up behind him. Before they could act, Little Brave was felled by a bullet from the opposite direction, but as they came upon him he jumped up and turned his rifle on them. Wooden Leg hit him over the head with his rifle before Little Brave could fire, and the rest of the group pounced on the Arikara scout and stabbed him to death. Wooden Leg made off with the rifle while the others took his scalp and clothing.

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CDV of Little Brave, Arikara scout for the 7th US Cavalry, KIA Little Bighorn.

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