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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...
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...
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...
Most rarely consider what it takes to move armies. On the western frontier – and en route to the Little Bighorn – it took a LOT. False Impressions We frequently form false impressions. Hollywood...
An acquaintance recently noted a play on the words for today’s date: March fourth (March Forth.) “March forth” is what General George Crook actually did on March 1st of 1876. It was the beginning...
So, what really led to the debacle at the Little Bighorn? Virtually every student knows it ended in the “last stand” of George Armstrong Custer. Most folks know all members of the five cavalry...
Today all America should honor Abraham Lincoln, one of our nation’s greatest presidents. Whether a monument in the Black Hills should be acceptable is a topic that might always be debated in light of...
