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The Resume

    (circa 1862-November 7, 1891)
    Bay gelding
    Personal mount of Captain Myles Keogh of the 7th Cavalry
    Survived Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
    After recovering from wounds suffered in the battle, was retired to Fort Riley, Kansas
    Remains are on display at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum

Why he might be annoying:

    A plaque identifying him as 'The sole survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn' was removed in the 1970s after local Indians protested that the battle had plenty of survivors on their side.
    He was not the sole survivor from the US Army, either: as many as a hundred horses lived through the battle and were taken by the Indians afterwords.
    He indulged in a fondness for beer late in life.
    The 7th Cavalry apparently never paid his taxidermy bill, which is how he ended up at the University of Kansas.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He suffered seven wounds during the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
    He also had been wounded in three earlier skirmishes (1868,71,73).
    At Fort Riley, he would take his place on the parade ground whenever he heard a bugle sound 'formation.'
    He was one of only two horses buried with full military honors.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 38 Votes: 7.89% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 171 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 81 Votes: 38.27% Annoying