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Sep 11, 2023 · Plan Your Visit. On This Page. Little Bighorn Battlefield Parking Lot. NPS Photo. Things to do. Visit the museum and Bookstore. Watch the video "Triumph & Tragedy Along The Little Bighorn" as an orientation to the Battlefield. Walk down the Deep Ravine trail. Visit Custer's Last Stand Hill / 7th Cavalry Monument and Indian Memorial.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought along the ridges, steep bluffs, and ravines of the Little Bighorn River, in south-central Montana on June 25-26, 1876. The combatants were warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, battling men of the 7 th Regiment of the US Cavalry, along with their Crow, and Arikara scouts.
The resounding defeat of 12 companies of the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry at the hands of Plains Indians during the Battle of the Little Bighorn is among U.S. history’s epic events of the Western frontier. The two-day fight is commemorated at Little Bighorn National Monument near Crow Agency, Montana, 104 kilometers northwest of Billings.
About Located in southeastern Montana, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument memorializes the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn which took place on June 25-26, 1876 between the United States Seventh Cavalry Regiment led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, and the Sioux and Cheyenne under the political and spiritual leadership of S...
Feb 28, 2023 · This National Monument preserves the history of one of the last battles between the Lakota and Cheyenne peoples and the US Army. It is a beautiful yet somber reminder of the sacrifices that were made in the efforts for western expansion in the United States. History of Little Bighorn Battlefield.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. 1,925 reviews. #1 of 5 things to do in Crow Agency. Historic SitesBattlefieldsMonuments & Statues. Closed now. 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Write a review. About.
National Monument. Return to Parks Map. Welcome! This area memorializes the battle among the US Army’s 7th Cavalry, Lakota, and Cheyenne in one of the American Indians’ last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. On June 25 and 26, 1876, Lt. Col. George A. Custer and 262 attached personnel of the US Army died in the fight.
