Bighorn, Big Hole and Beyond Blog
Was dehydration or fatigue a factor at the Little Bighorn? Maybe not in terms of Custer’s determination to proceed with his attack against his scouts’ advice. He proceeded despite multiple warnings that hostile numbers...
One of the more interesting but lesser-known figures in the Little Bighorn battle was Private Mike Madden. Relatively little is known of Madden’s history, but his performance at the Little Bighorn was exemplary. It...
Most writers and historians agree the Little Bighorn battle was a small event in terms of America’s military history. It came as a shock to the nation, however, which learned of it while celebrating...
Thompson’s Lengthy Account Today marks the birth date of Peter Thompson, one of the Little Bighorns enigmatic survivors. Most of Thompson’s account matches and corroborates those of his fellow survivors. It does involve an...
An internet search regarding salty scout George Herendeen reveals a bizarre facebook post that denigrates Captain Frederick W. Benteen as cowardly. While ample negatives can justifiably describe Benteen, cowardice is not among them. In...
Yes. The answer to the above question is yes. Each failed to support the other. Debate over the matter of military support at the Little Bighorn will go on indefinitely. It has smoldered since...
Accounts and recollections by those present at the Little Bighorn are often limited and conflicting. This is true of both Indian and white accounts. It springs in part from the fact that each witness...
Grant Marsh is known beyond the realm of Little Bighorn lore. In fact, a statue stands in his honor along the Missouri River in Yankton, South Dakota. Before the Sioux Campaign of 1876 Marsh...
Rather than mark the birth date of another Little Bighorn player, today’s post marks the anniversary of a legend’s death. In reality, he was not at or even near the Little Bighorn when its...
Three days after Custer’s devastating defeat, most of June 28th was spent in hasty burials of his 212 dead. Later expeditions, as early as 1877, would exhume remains of Custer and other officers. They...
On June 27th 1876, the Montana Column, with General Terry, reached the main field where Custer had fought his final battle. Before mid-morning Lt. Bradley, after scouting forward on the east side of the...