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

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument entdecken

Activities

Beliebte Attraktionen

Custer Schlachtfeld-Museum

Zu einem Urlaub in Garryowen gehört in jedem Falle auch ein Besuch von Custer Schlachtfeld-Museum, um dort eine Weile die Ausstellungen zu entdecken. Entdeck die Museen und die bedeutenden Denkmäler der Gegend.

Big Horn County Historisches Museum

Zu einem Urlaub in Hardin gehört in jedem Falle auch ein Besuch von Big Horn County Historisches Museum, um dort eine Weile die Ausstellungen zu entdecken. Erlebe das reichhaltige kulinarische Angebot, während du vor Ort bist.

Southwest Park

Staune über die vielfältige Pflanzenwelt von Southwest Park, einer bezaubernden grünen Oase in Hardin. Erlebe das reichhaltige kulinarische Angebot, während du vor Ort bist.

7th US Cavalry Memorial

Ein Besuch von 7th US Cavalry Memorial kann dich viel über die Geschichte von Crow Agency lehren. Entdeck die Museen und die bedeutenden Denkmäler der Gegend.

Big Horn County Memorial Hospital

Wenn du wegen Big Horn County Memorial Hospital in der Stadt bist, dann hast du hoffentlich auch die Möglichkeit, Hardin näher zu erkunden.

Lodge Grass Clinic

Wenn du wegen Lodge Grass Clinic in der Stadt bist, dann hast du hoffentlich auch die Möglichkeit, Lodge Grass näher zu erkunden.

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