If you are interested in Custer, the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse or any other aspect of the Plains Indian Wars in general you are living in a great time. It wasn’t all that long ago that you would have been studying the battle in solitude. Chances are there would have been no one to share your interest with or ask questions or just discuss the battle or other facets of the Indian Wars.
Technology has brought us the ability to keep in touch with those who share our interests. We are using laptop computers and smartphones to discuss the 19th century Plains Indian Wars. Ironic isn’t it?
Today there are website forums and Facebook pages that are easily accessible to any that wish to look for them. Discussions range on all topics and can become quite heated. Even today, Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn generate controversy and strong feelings. If you want to check out a forum or Facebook group I would highly suggest to spend some time reading. Get a feel for the group or forum before jumping right in. When you are ready to start posting, introduce yourself. Most people on these groups love to answer questions and discuss the battle but get very tired of posters throwing out comments without anything to back them up. So before you post that Custer’s death at Little Bighorn was all Major Reno’s fault, please have something to backup your comments. Also don’t get all bent out of shape when people respond with ideas that are different than your own.
The most important thing is to read and learn. Keep an open mind and maybe you’ll change your ideas about what happened.
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The following aren’t Facebook Groups but are related pages:
For a while I had preferred the online message boards as opposed to Facebook for the simple reason it was easier to find archived information on the message boards. That isn’t necessarily true anymore. Facebook has added the ability to search a group and has also added the ability to save posts. When you save a Facebook post it appears on the left side of your page under the SAVED heading. You can make different folders to help organize your saved posts. But the message boards offer better and more accurate searching in my opinion.
Of course the best option is to visit both the forums and the Facebook groups. You’ll eventually find the ones that are the best fit for you. And if you see me [Scott Nelson on Facebook; treasuredude on the forums] please say hello!