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Based on paintings and Hollywood depictions, most of us likely envision the Little Bighorn battle ending with a “last stand” on what is now known as Last Stand Hill. It’s easy to picture a...
Taking Sides Pro-Custer and Anti-Custer factions existed long before his Little Bighorn demise. They had taken root during America’s Civil War. In part, Custer rose in rank quickly and others felt personal or professional...
Mark Kellogg was a Bismarck Daily Tribune reporter who accompanied the 7th Cavalry in 1876. In fact, he rode out with Custer on his final mission June 22. Some confusion seems to prevail regarding...
History often connects through intriguing coincidence. Several such occurrences connect the 1866 Fetterman Fight with the Little Bighorn. The annihilation of an entire force is one. An impetuous cavalry commander could be another. A...
The morning of June 25th, 1876, Lt. Colonel Custer directed his officers to report as soon as each had ensured his company was ready to proceed. Lt. Edward Godfrey complained in his journal that...
On June 18, 1876 the detachment under Major Marcus Reno descended Rosebud Creek after an eight-day scout. Reaching its mouth at the Yellowstone River, they camped on the river’s south bank, across from Colonel...
On March 17, 1876 a Cheyenne winter camp suffered a surprise dawn attack by troops under General George Crook. Crook led the Wyoming Column, one of three army contingents sent forth by General Phil...
Many have read casually about the Little Bighorn and related events. Most have likely confused Fred Girard and Frank Gruard. Although their names bear only small similarities, the two performed similar roles and services...
One can hardly mention Marcus Reno without also discussing Captain Frederick W. Benteen. Both served under Custer, and both detested him in similar ways. Not that they necessarily like each other, either. Benteen once...
Born in 1834, Marcus A. Reno entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1851. He would go on to earn several brevets in America’s Civil War. However, he would always be overshadowed...
