Today in history: the battle of Little Bighorn

Custer's Last Stand ^ | June 25, 2007 | drzz

[MplsSteve]

Back in 1995, I had the opportunity to visit the Little Big Horn battlefield.

I was there in the late afternoon and early evening after many of the tourists had left.

It was incredibly interesting and a little errie to be standing alone on top of Last Stand Hill with just the wind blowing.

[Red Badger]

Here’s the score:

Indians 1
Custer 0

[drzz]

The real score is:

Custer : 3 (two battles of the Yellowstone, 1 Washita)

Indians : 1

[NavyCanDo]

I was there in about 1984, and you are right, it is a little spooky.

[Cheburashka]

Picked the wrong day to wear my Arrow shirt.

[drzz]

[drzz]

Hello

See the testimonies posted here - I was there in 2002 and thought about fighting behind a slain horse until the end... Heroic and scary.

[TexConfederate1861]

An example of what happens when arrogance (Custer) meets determination (Indians).................

[drzz]

The last hill

[Sherman Logan]

Misunderestimating the enemy bump.

[drzz]

Hi Confederate

You should better see http://www.custerwest.org about what the witnesses and army officers really said about the battle.
You’ll be surprised. It’s known in the army circles at the time that the real story hadn’t been told to the American people. See the case on http://www.custerwest.org

[drzz]

Custer wanted to fight 1’500 warriors.

He fought 1’500 warriors.

Custer wanted to surprise the enemy.

He surprised the enemy.

Custer thought that the Indian organization was poor.

Indian testimonies talk about friendly fire and mess on the Indian side.

No underestimation here. see http://www.custerwest.org (English version)

[bill1952]

I was there for a day in the summer of 68.
I walked everywhere on the field to study tactics and see the markers. The last stand was indeed eerie. - I was awed.

Then I left for Glacier National, then Yellowstone.
I still have pictures, including those I took with that new invention - The Polaroid Swinger.

[Red Badger]

But that was in a different series...........

[drzz]

hehehe

yeah, it was the 1868 and 1873 years... Custer graduated in Indian fighting, but the Indians eventually disturbed the 1876 graduation day

[FremontLives]

Yeah except Little Big Horn was win or go home. Or in this case, die.

[jonascord]

I was there back in 1976. If there is a haunted battlefield, Last Stand Hill is it. It's a long way from anywhere, and to see the headstones, one here , three over there, a ragged trail of them headed down the hills toward the Little Big Horn, all sticking out of the sagebrush, half visible... And as a final touch, signs warning you to stay on the paved paths, because of the rattlesnakes.

There is something wild, and lonely, in a day of cellphones, and, "we will be right there..."

[dmz]

The real score is:

Custer : 3 (two battles of the Yellowstone, 1 Washita)

Indians : 1

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Then to use the American football analogy, the score should be:

Indians: 8
Custer: 7

Custer scored 2 safeties and kicked a field goal, but on the last play of the game, the Indians scored a touchdown, and went for the win by going for a 2 point conversion, on which they were successful.

I’m not educated on this topic well enough to argue the merits of one side or the other, but given that Custer died on the battlefield, it would be hard to give him the winning score.

[herMANroberts]

We went in 72. I don’t recall the fence. Is that new?