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expected to tell the truth and that we should hold up our hands, and red Star did that in hisclaim as we did in ours, but only by and before Davis - - not Jermark. When Davis was donewith the papers and we had signed them, we left them all there in the possession of Davis anddid not see them again. But I understood that they were to be sent by Jermark or Davis to theUnited States Pension Office in Washington.I have heard the foregoing deposition read by you and interpreted by Peter Beauchamp,and it is correct.Attest: Florence RossHisP. H. Beauchamp Little SiouxDeponentThumb-MarkI hereby certify that the foregoing is a true interpretation of the language of this witness by mewhile under oath to so interpret.P. H. BeauchampSworn to and subscribed before me this 17 day of July, 1923, and I certify that the contentswere fully made known to deponent before signing.E. W. Young,Special Examiner.DEPOSITION BY LITTLE SIOUX IN SUPPORT OF RED STAR’S PENSION CLAIM, JUNE 16, 1925.Case of Strike-the-Bear, or Red Star, Inv. Org. No. 17788On this 16 day of June, 1925, at near Ree, in the county of McLean, State of North Dakotabefore me, E. W. Young, Inspector, Bureau of Pensions, personally appeared Little Sioux, beingby me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this specialexamination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says:My age is 70 years, my postal address is Ree, S. D. [sic], a farmer.I served 6 terms as a U. S. Scout. Red Star was with me in the service as a Scout severaltimes. The first time I recollect seeing Red Star as a Scout was during my fourth term of service.It was during the time that Gen. Custer was killed. We were Scouts together, and he was in that32
time under the name Strikes-the-Bear. I do not remember whether he was ever in under anyother name.We were both in the Custer battle, and after that were sent south together and were toget the property of the hostile Sioux [1877, confiscating horses at Standing Rock and CheyenneRiver]. Then I was of those who were guarding the Northern Pacific Ry., as they build westwardfrom Bismarck. At that time Red Star was already back home on this Reservation.When I completed that service of guarding the railroad builders, I returned to Fort A.Lincoln and there found Red Star in as a Scout again. And he and I were at the Fort all thru therest of Red Star’s service, and when he was discharged I had some time time yet to serve. Thatis the same man who is here to-day. He is married and his wife’s name is Daisy red-Star.His only other wufe [sic] was Lizzie Plenty-Fox, who died while he was living with her.I am not related to Red Star and have no financial interest in his pension claim.I have heard the foregoing deposition read and interpreted by Albert H. Simpson and itis correct.Attest: Floyd C. LyonHisAlbert H. SimpsonLittle SiouxorSioux,DeponentThumb-MarkI hereby certify that the foregoing is a true interpretation of the language of this deponent byme while under oath to give such interpretation.Albert H. SimpsonSworn to and subscribed before me this 16 day of June, 1925, and I certify that the contentswere fully made known to deponent before signing.E. W. Young,Inspector33
Page 2 and 3: This article draws upon these pensi
Page 4 and 5: to almost zero. The scouts also car
Page 6 and 7: hostile Indians, the scouts carried
Page 8 and 9: #Bull#Bull [Stands] in the Water#Ch
Page 10 and 11: service while with the column.” 1
Page 12 and 13: end of their [lives].” Murphy als
Page 14 and 15: In 1919, the scouts organized a hom
Page 16 and 17: a new Pension act on March 3, 1927.
Page 18 and 19: the Custer battlefield where Gen. C
Page 20 and 21: I don’t know how he got his eye i
Page 22 and 23: Byron H. WildeAnother witness not a
Page 24 and 25: Pension Office, Little Sioux estima
Page 26 and 27: I enlisted a third time. After the
Page 28 and 29: Custer on a scouting expedition, an
Page 30 and 31: I have had only the name I use now,
Page 34 and 35: DEPOSITION BY LITTLE SIOUX IN SUPPO
Page 36 and 37: Yes I have known Handsome Elk ever
Page 38 and 39: seen as a blackened patch. Can not
Page 40 and 41: Between the time of my last dischar
Page 42 and 43: party was expected to find a lone s
Page 44 and 45: Thumb-MarkI hereby certify that the
Page 46 and 47: At my second enlistment, we did not
Page 48 and 49: I have heard this deposition read,
Page 50 and 51: DEPOSITION OF STRIKES THE BEAR OR R
Page 52 and 53: this section. - EWY, Spl. Exr). Tha
Page 54 and 55: At Ft. Lincoln I was given blankets
Page 56 and 57: The census record for 1889 listed h
Page 58 and 59: DEPOSITION BY RUNNING WOLF IN SUPPO

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