The Battle of Little Bighorn, fought on the rolling hills of Eastern Montana on June 25-26, 1876, remains one of the most dissected engagements in American military history. Here, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, leading the 7th Cavalry, faced the assembled might of Sioux, Lakota, and Cheyenne warriors. It's a tale of miscalculation, cultural conflict,…
The Battle of Little Bighorn, fought on the rolling hills of Eastern Montana on June 25-26, 1876, remains one of the most dissected engagements in American military history. Here, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, leading the 7th Cavalry, faced the assembled might of Sioux, Lakota, and Cheyenne warriors. It's a tale of miscalculation, cultural conflict,…
On June 25 and 26, 1876, the Battle of Little Big Horn took place along the Little Big Horn River in Montana Territory. Known to the Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, it is widely remembered as Custer’s Last Stand. The 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer faced the combined forces of several tribes including Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho. The only survivor of regiment on Last Stand Hill was Captain Keogh’s horse Commanche, but 7th Cavalry troops in other portions of the battlefield did survive.
Dr. Frederick J. Walsh and his wife moved to North Dakota in 1952. He took a position as the head of the speech department at North Dakota Agricultural College, now North Dakota State University. Walsh came to North Dakota with a dream. He wanted to bring historical drama to his new state.