This area memorializes the US Army's 7th Cavalry, Crow, and Arikara scouts and the Lakotas, Cheyennes, and Arapaho in one of the American Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the US Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors.
Indian Memorial
The Indian Memorial is a circular earthwork carved gently into the prairie. The walls carry the names of those who fell here as well as the words of some who fought in the battle.
Rising Full Moon
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument moon rising above the Indian Memorial
Seventh Calvary Memorial
About 40 to 50 men of the original 210 were cornered on the hill where the monument now stands.
Headstones in the winter
The monument and battlefield are open year round, even in winter when snow coats the ground.
Stone House
The stone house once served as a house for the Superintendent and their family. It has been renovated and restored and now serves as an office and research area.
