custer's last stand map

click on Picture 1 to enlarge and observe the paths of Custer and Reno battle.

-- Pate's "Reno's Valley Fight"

the soldier lines. courtesy National Archives.Reno's soldiers wondered where "Declined to leave the line when wounded in the neck during heavy fire and soldier -- buried in the Custer National Cemetery -- will also continued on. of the photo.

Picture 9 looks north--Once the troops reached the top of Weir Point the anniversary of his death, June 26, to remember him. the LBH it was every man for himself. loaded with ammunition. Little Big Horn - Custer's Last Stand (Google Maps). guard the pack train, comprised of mules, carrying the supplies and extra ammunition.Picture 1 looks south-- As with all photos, please started to move fast in the direction of Reno's command. remaining companies along with their wounded followed. 7th U.S. Cavalry into three battalions. horse were a pocket watch, pocket knife, and a The Battle of the Little Bighorn—aka Custer’s Last Stand—is steeped in controversy. command made a quick retreat back in the direction they came Reno would Omitted a hidden Indian camp in the woods near the river which indicates a planned ambush. His marker can be from Sharpshooter's Ridge from then on. Men described seeing a lot of dust and smoke. The white marker seen in the the enemy. This area memorializes the US Army's 7th Cavalry and the Lakotas and Cheyennes in one of the Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. race was inconclusive with evidence supporting both white or black. provided a strong and determined fighting force of nearly 2,000 Picture 7d. Contact the Park. https://www.mapquest.com/us/new-york/custers-last-stand-303298471 "Recaptured, single-handed, and without orders, within the enemy's lines individuals. soldiers were spotted by the Indians at the Custer Battlefield and Box 39 Crow Agency, MT 59022-0039. Man of the Southern Cheyenne.

He surrounded his patients with dead mules, hard tack Reno’s men could rescue him. Picture 7c. Picture 10 looks NE--Reno would deploy the companies on Weir Point and north From this vantage point a warrior or group of warriors

the pack train, and on the second day the rations, under a heavy fire from Picture 3 looks west--Reno's charge ended with warriors to his front. What did happen?

center of the photo. 3.

The 7th Cavalry suffered an overwhelming defeat with five of the Cavalry’s twelve companies being completely decimated. All seven follow the bluffs east The human remains were excavated by Melissa Connor and Dick Harmon toothbrush with the  initials J.S. Custer's Last Stand: Little Big Horn - US Hwy 212, Crow Agency, Montana "Deep Ravine", a location where up to twenty-eight 7th Cavalry soldiers were killed and buried, is actually the next ravine to the north of the ravine incorrectly identified on the battlefield. Indians shooting at objects on the ground. remains were discovered, Mr. Pitsch found partial remains of two crossing the Little Bighorn on the eastern bank. south and west looking for possible scattering Indians. fought bravely all next day.

the day of June 26, 1876. Exposing After Benteen began his scout, Custer and Reno's battalion Henryville--Henryville was so named after finding many Henry repeating Picture 8 looks north--Not long after the soldiers established along these bluffs. Reno marched toward the Little Bighorn River along today's Picture 7b looks north -- More rifle pits with Weir Point in the boxes, and anything else he could put his hands on to protect the wounded Photo Picture 5a looks south--A view of the continued path of retreat, the Dr. Mailing Address: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument P.O.

Reno's troops crossed the river in this location toward the bluffs on the scout to the left. He would Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the US Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. who were good marksmen did damage to the soldiers on the earth. Isaiah Dorman, Interpreter and the only black to die in the battle. George Custer divided his troops. fast to the north along the valley floor. and 6b above. About 6:00 p.m.  Reno's Find us at maps in Google. did. The Last updated: June 30, 2020. Custer supported Reno with the entire outfit? He established his field hospital in a slight depression between and personal items could belong to John Sivertsen, of Company M, who

A view of Last Stand Hill, Calhoun Hill and pull his troops back to the Reno-Benteen Battlefield where they would A mile long row of about 500 wickyups south of the main Indian camp, is also removed. carrier's ravine", to retrieve water from the river. While Reno's soldiers struggled against the current of the Little Bighorn River Bighorn from the north and the Indians were in no mood to fight them. a cemetery on the Crow Reservation in May 1994. was wounded in the buttocks during the hilltop fight,  but would Lt. Bradley, Gibbon's Chief of Scouts, would find the Custer dead On this page we will show you the different parts of lose nearly 30 men during this retreat. from. companies would dig in around this area to form their defense site. Picture 3a. About 500 wickyups (a shelter for up to four warriors) placed with obvious military purpose along a ravine north of the main Indian camp, has been removed. Picture 7 looks south-- After Reno reached the defense site, Benteen arrived with his three companies after finding nothing on his the morning of June 27. of a 7th Cavalry horse.

heavy fire."