I te hokinga ki Washington i te 21 o Paenga-whāwhā, ka kitea e Custer ko ia te pokapū o tētahi pakanga whakahawea i roto i te pāpāho.
Ko te tikanga, ko tētahi putanga matatini ake o te rerenga kōrero, "I te hokinga ki Washington i te 21 o Aperira hei whakautu ki tētahi tono a te Rūnanga, ka kitea e Custer ko ia te pokapū o tētahi pakanga whakahawea i roto i te pāpāho, e whakapae ana i te whakapae teka me te whakahawea ki ngā hoa rangatira".