What happened at Little Bighorn?
We’ll deal with that question in this section of our website. Click on the navigation button to the right — “Custer’s Last Stand” to learn about the battle and George Custer. You can follow in the order that the battle progressed (lots of photos). Or visit “Dust to Dust” to learn about the burials and many reburials of the Custer dead. Learn about one of the horse survivors from the battle — “Comanche: Lone Survivor” by Chief Historian at LBH, John Doerner. One of our most fascinating articles is “Changing Faces of Last Stand Hill” from a presentation former superintendent Neil Mangum gave during our second symposium in Hardin, Montana in 2002. It covers the history of Last Stand Hill through photographs. You might want to check out “Road to Little Bighorn” which is a historical timeline starting in 1400 and finishes in 2003 with the dedication of the Indian Memorial. Our thanks to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Chief Historian, John Doerner for contributing his timelin
