of our dead companions. no words were needed to tell how desperate had been the struggle before they were finally overpowered. >> we need to give these men a proper burial at once! >> there's no time for sentimentality, captain. besides, the ground's frozen solid. wrap the remains in blankets and prepare to move out! >> leaving men behind, custer has committed a cardinal sin of military brotherhood. >> captain frederick benteen hates him from that day on. he abandoned the troops. it's just somethin' you don't do. benteen will never get over that. >> in retaliation, the captain breaks rank, sending an anonymous editorial to a saint louis newspaper,