FREDERICK BENTEEN

(Frederick William Benteen)


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Frederick Benteen

Had Custer carried out the orders he got from General Terry the commands would have formed a junction exactly at the village, and have captured the whole outfit of teepees, etc., but Custer disobeyed orders from the fact of not wanting any other command - or body to have a finger in the pie - and thereby lost his life.
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Benteen and Reno each commanded detachments along with General George Custer. While Custer and his men were all wiped out, known as Custer’s Last Stand, the other two detachments took some casualties but retreated. While Custer had been glorified by some, Benteen and others accused Custer of glory hunting and ego leading him to disobey orders and thereby get him and his men killed.

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Frederick Benteen
Frederick Benteen
  • Born: August 24, 1834
  • Died: June 22, 1898
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Frederick William Benteen was a military officer who first fought during the American Civil War. He was appointed to commanding ranks during the Indian Campaigns and Great Sioux War against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. Benteen is best known for being in command of a battalion (Companies D, H,& K) of the 7th U. S. Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in late June, 1876.