Major Reno Vindicated: An Interesting Analysis Justifying His Conduct of the Fight in the River Bottom and Timber, During the Battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25-26, 1876, Commonly Referred to as "Custer's Last Fight."

by Earl Alonzo Brininstool (Editor), W.A. Graham

FOR more than fifty-five years—ever since I was old enough to read and form an intelligent opinion on; any subject—I have been a most interested student of the celebrated battle of the Little Big Horn. I believe I have read everything that has ever been printed on the subject, including all the government reports; I have talked with several of the men and officers who fought in the Seventh Cavalry those 25th and 26th days of June, 1876, on the Little Big Horn, and many of the Sioux who battled against them; I have been over the entire battlefield several times; have photographed everything pertaining to the lay of the land where the three separate and distinct engagements occurred on the days mentioned. I have the complete report of the Reno Court of Inquiry held at Chicago in 1879, which gives the questions and answers to and from every witness who testified; I have letters galore written by Captain Benteen, Col. Varnum, General Godfrey and Mrs. Custer, as well as from enlisted men of the Seventh Cavalry, and I have written and published many articles myself, in book and pamphlet form, pertaining to "Custer's last fight.

30 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1935

Reviews

[JJ Hoffman · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is obvious to anyone that the author dislikes Custer and favors Benteen & Reno and an enlisted man Theodore Goldin. Any of his books concerning the Little Bighorn needs to be taken in the spirit it was written, to discredit Custer. Benteen and Reno both were liars and it has been proven that they lied at the Inquiry. If he really had the entire transcript and read it he would know that. Don't waste your time

[Ethan Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent little book done in 1935 defending the decisions of Reno at Little Bighorn on 25-26 JUN 1876. The author, through face-to-face interviews with some Soldiers of the 7th Cav and some of the Warriors, he also addresses the timeline, whether Reno would have been able to help Custer. He also mentions that Custer promised Reno that Custer would support Reno as he went into the south end of the village, so Reno took that to mean Custer would advance from the rear (Reno argues this point in the Court of Inquiry). Or was that just used as part ofa cover-up? Good stuff.

The book is almost impossible to find, as there is only 250 copies. I've seen copies without the author's signature start at $125 and go up. A lot.

I did my best to check Congressional records on any possibility that this book is still under copyright. From what I was able to determine, the book was not renewed after it's initial period, therefore, it is in the public domain. I just happened to take the time and scan it, clear it up and convert it to EPUB. I also have an exact copy of the book if anyone is interested in the "pure" version.

Enjoy.