Little is known about the early life of this Oglala Sioux chief, who was
born sometime in the late 1840's.  A fierce warrior, Crazy Horse is
remembered for his lifelong opposition to the coming of white settlers to
the northern plains.  He fought against U.S. soldiers in the Fetterman
Massacre of 1866 and the 18867 Wagon Box fight, part of Red Cloud's War of
1866-68.  Crazy Horse was the victor in many raids, among them the 1876
battles of the Rosebud River and Little Bighorn.  One of the last Sioux
chief s to surrender, he did so on May 6, 1877.  In September of that
year, Crazy Horse was fatally stabbed by a guard when he resisted
imprisonment.  No photograph of him is known to exist; this drawing was
used as a stamp for the U.S. postal service and is not a portrait from
life.