Proof Custer’s "Lone Survivor" Was Telling the Truth (pt.2) Western History

The official record says no one survived Custer's Last Stand. But the numbers don’t add up cleanly. In Part 2 of our investigation into the Battle of the Little Bighorn, we look past the myth and dive straight into the hard evidence behind Frank Finkel—the quiet Washington state farmer who claimed he was the lone survivor of the 7th Cavalry. ​Today, we put his story on trial using first-principles logic, geography, and forensic details: ​The Injury: Can a severe head wound explain how his horse bolted past the Sioux and Cheyenne lines unnoticed? ​The Geography: Tracing the exact physical escape route through the rugged Montana ravines and deep coulees. ​The Paper Trail: Did the U.S. Army's loose wartime accounting intentionally cover up a missing soldier to protect a neat, tragic narrative? ​History is rarely perfectly clean. Is Frank Finkel a loose thread in the official ledger, or the ultimate frontier myth? Let's take the timeline apart piece by piece. ​If you missed the tactical breakdown of the battlefield, make sure to watch Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/zWopIra90kM ​🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives into forgotten Western History: https://youtube.com/@IamYourHuckleberry?si=xRXwbLvYuOCqdVrN ​#History #WildWest #AmericanHistory #Documentary #TrueMystery