http://www.historynet.com/medicine-bill-comstock-saga-of-the-leatherstocking-scout.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.historynet.com/medicine-bill-comstock-saga-of-the-leatherstocking-scout.htm/comment-page-1#comment-142136 Deana Truman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:44:01 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680881#comment-142136 this guy was my great grandmother's uncle. We still have similar family traits to this day, both me and many of my cousins.. Amazing really... this guy was my great grandmother’s uncle. We still have similar family traits to this day, both me and many of my cousins..
Amazing really…

]]> http://www.historynet.com/medicine-bill-comstock-saga-of-the-leatherstocking-scout.htm/comment-page-1#comment-114313 Susan Salzer Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:38:55 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680881#comment-114313 Hi Linda. Medicine Bill was not in the Beecher Island fight but Sharp Grover was. George Bent said Comstock had visited the Dog Soldier village of Bull Bear, not Turkey Leg as most reports claim. Did the Indians kill him? Who knows? Personally, I believe Medicine Bill was killed by Indians. A spy for Custer? Interesting idea and one I have not heard. Most accounts say Bill and Grover were trying to talk the Indian leader (Turkey Leg or Bull Bear) into calming down his warriors. I'm working on a book about all this and hope to learn more about this fascinating character. Hi Linda. Medicine Bill was not in the Beecher Island fight but Sharp Grover was. George Bent said Comstock had visited the Dog Soldier village of Bull Bear, not Turkey Leg as most reports claim. Did the Indians kill him? Who knows? Personally, I believe Medicine Bill was killed by Indians. A spy for Custer? Interesting idea and one I have not heard. Most accounts say Bill and Grover were trying to talk the Indian leader (Turkey Leg or Bull Bear) into calming down his warriors. I’m working on a book about all this and hope to learn more about this fascinating character.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/medicine-bill-comstock-saga-of-the-leatherstocking-scout.htm/comment-page-1#comment-99302 linda Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:33:07 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680881#comment-99302 i think bill comstock was in the beecher island fight, and was he not shot by warriors a little distance from a dog soldier village, allegedly there to spy for general custer? i think bill comstock was in the beecher island fight, and was he not shot by warriors a little distance from a dog soldier village, allegedly there to spy for general custer?

]]> http://www.historynet.com/medicine-bill-comstock-saga-of-the-leatherstocking-scout.htm/comment-page-1#comment-60922 Marc Holcomb Fri, 15 May 2009 01:48:12 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13680881#comment-60922 Simply a great article on perhaps one of the greatest scouts in the era of the american indian wars. Likely killed by indians because of his expertise and knowledge of the red rascals! Simply a great article on perhaps one of the greatest scouts in the era of the american indian wars. Likely killed by indians because
of his expertise and knowledge of the red rascals!

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