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Document #4: The Indian Ghost Dance And War.
Alana Bell
Document #4 a song named Barracks Ballad was written around the 1890's by a guy named Pvt. W.H Prather. This song is a secondary source that sums up the whole wounded knee battle. The intended audience this document was for were the troops during the "Sioux Outbreak". This song was created for the troops to sing and tell of the occurrences of wounded knee. The purpose of this song may also be to create a little fun for the battling troops. This source COULD be valuable because it was created by a member of the 9th cavalry. This document also has limitations because we don't know the story from the Native Americans point of view. Prather makes this whole thing sound like the best thing next to sliced bread, like this is something for us to be proud of. He makes it seem like we accomplished something outstanding and great. Prather fails to involve the tragic occurrences of this devastating battle.
Document #4 a song named Barracks Ballad was written around the 1890's by a guy named Pvt. W.H Prather. This song is a secondary source that sums up the whole wounded knee battle. The intended audience this document was for were the troops during the "Sioux Outbreak". This song was created for the troops to sing and tell of the occurrences of wounded knee. The purpose of this song may also be to create a little fun for the battling troops. This source COULD be valuable because it was created by a member of the 9th cavalry. This document also has limitations because we don't know the story from the Native Americans point of view. Prather makes this whole thing sound like the best thing next to sliced bread, like this is something for us to be proud of. He makes it seem like we accomplished something outstanding and great. Prather fails to involve the tragic occurrences of this devastating battle.
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