A Century and a Half After Custer’s Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn Continues to Mystify

[Fatman17]

A Century and a Half After Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn Continues to Mystify

The June 1876 firefight resulted in the deaths of George Armstrong Custer and 267 of his men. Historians continue to debate exactly how the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne secured their victory over the U.S. Army

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[AZ_HighCountry]

Already have the article pulled up to read later this evening.

Another campaign you should consider reading about is Crook's campaign into the Rosebud. This was the prelude to the defeat of the 7th at the Little Big Horn. If you can find it, I recommend "With Crook at the Rosebud". It was written by J.W. Vaughn. I read the book maybe 20 years ago.

The Battle of Rosebud Creek occurred 8 days prior to the Little Big Horn. It was a stalemate for both sides with the key takeaway being it stopped the US advance via the Rosebud.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Ironically, as part of the preparation for the Little Big Horn, Gen. Terry recommended Custer take a battery of 3 Gatling guns that were available. Custer refused them on the grounds the guns would slow him down.

Another bit of irony, 90 years later, a coworker of mine would be in the jungles of Vietnam operating in the area of the Bong Son River. His outfit?

5/7th Cavalry.