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To: johnny7
The spot where Custer tried to ford... and the famous “cut banks”

I'm assuming that's the middle ford at Medicine Tail Coulee from the Indian camp side. I've seen it from the coulee side, but the perspective can be confusing.

2 posted on 06/22/2008 4:26:48 AM PDT by bcsco (To heck with a third party. We need a second one....)
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To: bcsco

It certainly is beautiful up there and fascinating to see where the battle took place.


3 posted on 06/22/2008 4:40:41 AM PDT by GulfWar1Vet (Maranatha!)
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To: bcsco
I'm assuming that's the middle ford at Medicine Tail Coulee from the Indian camp side.

Spot on. This is often called “Ford B” on many maps of the battlefield.

Where Medicine Tail joins the Little Bighorn... those “cut banks” I mention dominate the Indian side of the river and most likely, forced Custer to seek a more favorable crossing downstream... at or just past Deep Coulee.

Further, to get down to the river bank at this spot(from the cavalry side)... you have to negotiate a 15 foot embankment that runs the length of this break in the bluffs.

6 posted on 06/22/2008 4:53:30 AM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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