 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna November 1868, pashure peHondo yeRwizi rweWashita, Custer akapomerwa naKaputeni Frederick Benteen, mukuru wevasori Ben Clark, uye Cheyenne tsika yemuromo kuti akaroora zvisiri pamutemo Mo-nah-se-tah, mwanasikana weCheyenne mukuru Little Rock munguva yechando kana kutanga kwechirimo cha1868 1869 Little Rock akaurayiwa mune rimwe zuva rekuita paWashita musi waNovember 27. Mo-nah-se-tah akabereka mwana muna Ndira 1869, mwedzi miviri pashure pehondo yeWashita. Cheyenne nhoroondo yemuromo inotaura kuti akaberekawo mwana wechipiri, akaberekwa naCuster mukupera kwa1869. Zvisinei, vamwe vanyori venhau dzakaitika vanoti Custer akanga ava asingabereki pashure pokunge abatwa nechirwere chetsono paakanga ari kuWest Point uye kuti baba vacho, chaizvoizvo, vaiva munununa wake Thomas. Rondedzero yaClarke mubhuku rake renhoroondo yaisanganisira mashoko okuti, Custer akasarudza mumwe airatidzika zvakanaka uye aiva naye mutende rake usiku hwoga hwoga. 