Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

The Indian Memorial at the Battle of Little Bighorn

It was very odd visiting this cemetery; you could not go to read the headstones because of rattlers in the grass.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to Lakota as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The battle, which occurred June 25–26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana Territory, was the most prominent action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

The fight was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull. The U.S. 7th Cavalry, including the Custer Battalion, a force of 700 men led by George Armstrong Custer, suffered a severe defeat. Five of the 7th Cavalry's twelve companies were annihilated; Custer was killed, as were two of his brothers, a nephew, and a brother-in-law. The total U.S. casualty count included 268 dead and 55 severely wounded (6 died from their injuries later), including 4 Crow Indian scouts and 2 Pawnee Indian scouts.

In 1881, a granite memorial was erected on Last Stand Hill by the War Department. Custer's Last Stand

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Activities

Populaire plekken om te bezoeken

Custer Battlefield Museum

Tijdens je vakantie in Garryowen kun je 's middags de galerijen in Custer Battlefield Museum bewonderen. Ontdek de musea en de monumenten in de omgeving.

Big Horn County Historical Museum

In Hardin kun je 's middags de galerijen in Big Horn County Historical Museum bekijken. Geniet tijdens je bezoek aan de omgeving van de restaurants.

Southwest Park

Wat is er nu beter dan op vakantie lekker genieten van de buitenlucht? Ontdek tijdens je verblijf in Hardin de mooie natuur van Southwest Park. Geniet tijdens je bezoek aan de omgeving van de restaurants.

7th US Cavalry Memorial

Je kunt meer te weten komen over de geschiedenis van Crow Agency als je een uitstapje maakt naar 7th US Cavalry Memorial. Ontdek de musea en de monumenten in de omgeving.

Big Horn County Memorial Hospital

Als je hier voor Big Horn County Memorial Hospital naartoe gaat, zou je ook meer van de omgeving van Hardin kunnen ontdekken.

Lodge Grass Clinic

Als je hier voor Lodge Grass Clinic naartoe gaat, zou je ook meer van de omgeving van Lodge Grass kunnen ontdekken.

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