Quotation

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Gen. George Armstrong Custer: [after the Washita River Massacre in 1868; he talks with a bitter tone] Take a dispatch to General Sheridan. Despite overwhelming odds, a great victory was won here today. Factors contributing to our success were - One, the Indians were asleep, - Two, the women and children offered little resistance, - Three, the Indians are bewildered by our change of policy.