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Although it is easy to confuse things in memory and during a battle, these two reports, North’s and Cody’s, seem to be so contradictory that only one can be the truth. In reality, both are probably true. Early in the fight, Two Crows had taken one of Tall Bull’s war ponies. It is most likely that Cody killed Two Crows or someone who had taken the horse from him and not Tall Bull.

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At the end of the Battle of Summit Springs, Tall Bull was dead. Roman Nose was a year dead. So was Black Kettle. All the leaders of the Southern Cheyennes and the fiercest of all the warrior societies were gone. So, too, was the power of the Southern Cheyennes-forever.


This article was written by L. Robert Pyle and originally published in the April 2002 issue of Wild West Magazine.

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  1. 9 Comments to “Cheyenne Chief Tall Bull”

  2. I believe the 1853 fight between the Pawnee and Cheyenne happened south of the Republican River in Smith County Kansas. If you read the books of Fr. Peter J. Powell you will see that the fight took place south of the Republican River, since Sky Chief, a Pawnee was riding to do a transaction with the Pottowatome for horses. Sky Chief looked back to see the Cheyenne coming. He rode on to get help and returned later that day. Check the records of the fight in newspaper in St. Louis, MO and other large cities in MO. from this era. You will see the fight took place in Northern Kansas.

    By Mary on Oct 5, 2008 at 9:16 pm

  3. if you really want to know about native amrecian history, read
    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
    By Dee Alexander Brown, Dee Brown. The American goverment never kept any promise. they just wanted their land and gold.
    I guess since there weren’t white. I respect all those warrior that fight for their land and home. They knew that the millitary wouldn’t stop taking
    all their land. If you ask me who was the Savage one. I would say “the government or white men”. the native American give all their land for peace but
    they weren’t happy until all native American was extinct from the land.

    By crazy wolf on Oct 29, 2008 at 12:45 pm

  4. as an avid reader of terry c. johnston’s historical novels and from reading dee brown’s book: ”bury my heart at wounded knee” i have come to have a deep respect for the courage,integrity, and wisdom of the native americans of the 19th. century. they were the real first environmentalists. what the american government and military perpetuated on the tribes is tantamount to a holocaust of injustice, killing,and deceit. my heros of this time are crazy horse, roman nose,satank,sitting bull, and other native americans who fought to save their people and land from the voracious greed and lies of the white man. most white americans don’t know these great men or what they did.our money has only whitemen on it when we should honor and respect the many native americans who are just as important and great as the founding fathers.

    By THOMAS LABARBERA on Feb 23, 2009 at 1:17 pm

  5. this doesn’t have any info that i need

    By Sravitha on Feb 23, 2009 at 9:46 pm

  6. When was tall bull born? Also, when did he die? I need it for a project.

    By Izzy Christensen on Feb 25, 2009 at 7:26 pm

  7. this doesnt have anything that i need either. this sucks! im going somewhere else!!!

    By Izzy Christensen on Feb 25, 2009 at 7:27 pm

  8. As a direct descendant of Chief Tall Bull, I will be “counting coup” in Orange, Virginia in April of 2009 of an unscrupulous Law Firm…need support of letters and comments……Tom War Cloud

    By Tom War Cloud on Jun 9, 2009 at 6:16 pm

  9. Tom War Cloud a direct discendant of Chief Tall Bull never heard of you, because I am Tall Bull descendant and name is Fanman it has changed by the whiteman government from Fan Man. I have a oral story of Tall Bull. This is real stuff passed from my Father and his Father. It is real written stories.

    By David Fanman Jr. on Oct 28, 2009 at 12:23 pm

  10. someone lies..

    By bearpaw on Nov 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm

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