Battle of little bighorn

The Battle of Little Big Horn was known as Custer's Last Stand. It was the most famous Indiana battle in American history. The battle was at the Little Big Horn River in what is now the state of Montana.

General George Custer was commanding the expedition and he was on a mission

to force Sioux and Cheyenne Indians off of the plains and back to their reservations.

Gold had been found in the Black Hills and the white men wanted the land and gold for themselves.

On June 25, 1876, General Custer's command came upon the main camp of Sitting Bull. Custer and his five companies charged the thickest part while Major Reno with seven companies attacked on the other side. The soldiers were held off and a slaughter was the result.

Gibbons command coming up behind Custer and Reno, for reinforcement, showed up and the Indians left. The number of killed is stated at 300 and the wounded at 31.

Two hundred and seven men are said to have been buried in one place. The list of killed includes seventeen commissioned officers.

On July 6, at the headquarters of Lieutenant General Sheridan, all was bustle and confusion over the reported massacre of Custer's command. Telegrams were being constantly received. Most of them we

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They buried Custer's two hundred dead, gathered Reno's wounded, and withdrew to the mouth of the Bighorn. The Crow called to the others to rise. Custer seemed a little excited, and instructed the scouts to go first to the mountains forming the divide between the Rosebud and the Little Bighorn.

Custer with eight hundred and fifty men, Indian scouts and guides started up the Rosebud on June 22. They turned to the left down a dry creek. They sent a note by a scout to Custer that read "smoke from large camp". He reported back on the size and position of the Sioux camp and that the Indians were not running away, as they had thought. The entire Sioux force was now free to attack Custer. Crook with a force of ten thousand and forty-nine officers and men left Fort Fetterman on May 29th. The Indians were apparently satisfied for the time with their bloody victory, and had scattered and gone back to their reservations.

Terry moved out of Fort Abraham Lincoln on May 17 with a force of six hundred cavalry and four hundred infantry. The scouts then mounted and rode away, and as they came in sight of the attacking Sioux, many shots were fired at them. Hugging the ridge for awhile, Custer passed a hill, and was out in full view of the valley again.

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