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Based on the 1984 biggest selling historical novel by Evan S, Connell, Son with the Morning Star won five Emmys if this first aired in 1991. Focusing on living and points in the General George Armstrong Custer, it takes up Custer's life near the end from the American Civil War, follows him through his involvement in famous Indian wars, and culminates using the battle of Little Big Horne. I particularly this way version since it attempts to get past the stereotypes and familiarizes you with the actual man; it gives you an excellent introduction to the personalities involved as well as the events leading up to and following the battle. Between June 25 and 26, 1876, a combined force of Lakota and Northern Cheyenne led the United States 7th Cavalry in to a battle near the Little Bighorn River in what was then the eastern fringe of the Montana Territory. The engagement is well known by several names: the Battle of Greasy Grass, the Battle of Little Big Horn, and Custer's Last Stand. Perhaps the most well-known action in the Indian Wars, it absolutely was a remarkable victory for Sitting Bull and his awesome forces. They defeated a column of seven hundred men led by George Armstrong Custer; five in the Seventh's companies were annihilated and Custer himself was killed in the engagement together with two of his brothers and a brother-in-law. Known as the battle that left no white survivors, Little Big Horn has inspired more than 1,000 pieces of art, including over 40 films. Here are four of the best...