Ep. 212 - Col. James Forsyth and the Wounded Knee Massacre

Published: Jan. 9, 2023, 1 a.m.

In 1890, Col. James Forsyth - Maumee,\xa0Ohio\xa0born and bred - led the 7th\xa0Calvary into Wounded Knee, South Dakota to disarm 250 Lakota Indians who white settlers were fearing after the murder of their spiritual leader, Sitting Bull. What followed was a massacre of mostly unarmed warriors, women fleeing with babies clutched to their chests, and children hiding in ravines.\xa0\n\xa0\nwww.ohiomysteries.com\n\nfeedback@ohiomysteries.com\n\nwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteries\n\nwww.twitter.com/mysteriesohio\n\nwww.facebook.com/ohiomysteries\n\nMusic:\xa0Audionautix- The Great Unknown, and\xa0The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices