Memorial Markers - Little Bighorn National Battlefield - Crow Agency, MT
Posted by: gparkes
N 45° 34.217 W 107° 25.640
13T E 310597 N 5049170
This is a Historical Marker located in Little Bighorn National Battlefield . A series of markers are located throughout the park to give a good understanding of battle movements and history.
Waymark Code: WM6TDA
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2009
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Memorial Markers
Following the battle, the Lakota and Cheyenne removed their dead and buried them in lodges, seaffolds, and the hillsides. Surviving members of the 7th Cavalry hastily buried the soldiers, Indian Scouts and civilians on June 28, 1876.
In 1877, most officers’ remains were exhumed and reinterred in eastern cemeteries. Lt. Col. Custer’s partial remains were reburied at West Point, New York. In 1881, Lt. Charles Roe erected a granite memorial shaft and reburied the remaining 7th Cavalry dead in a mass grave around its base.
In 1890, the army placed 249 headstone markers across the battlefield in an attempt to show where Custer’s men had fallen.
Total 7th Cavalry Casualties:
- Custer Battalion: 210
- Reno-Benteen Battalions: 53
Lakota and Cheyenne Casualties:
- 40 – 100 (estimated losses)
“…A trench was dug, into which were gathered all remains of those who fell in that fight, including those who were with Reno… and deeply buried at the foot of the monument… It’s center is within six feet of the spot upon which were found Gen. Custer’s remains.”
Lt. Charles Roe, 2nd Cavalry, 1881