This lithograph, created by Henry Steinegger in 1878, depicts General Custer during the Battle of Little Bighorn. The illustrator depicted a scene showing the struggle that ensued leading up to Custer's death.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI), located in southeastern Montana, was originally established as a national cemetery on Jan. 29, 1879, less than three years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
This map, courtesy of the National Park Service, is titled "Three Pronged Movements in the Sioux Expedition of 1876." It shows the movements of the Sioux tribe leading up to the Battle of Little Bighorn.
This photograph, taken by W. H. Illingworth, shows a column of cavalry, artillery, and wagons, commanded by Gen. George A. Custer, crossing the plains of Dakota Territory during his 1874 Black Hills expedition.
This song, known as Custer's Last Charge, was most likely copied from Custer's monument in 1906 according to the Library of Congress. The song lyrics below were taken as a textual transcription.
This photograph of Major General George Armstrong Custer, taken by Civil War photographer Matthew Brady, was taken during the Civil War in 1865. He was a well known Union general at the time known for his tactical military strategy.
<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">A Cheyenne historian whose grandfather was in the battle sheds new light on the slaughter of Custer and his troopers</span> </span></p>
<p><span class="deck">Fate brought Custer and Sitting Bull together one bloody June evening at the Little Bighorn—and marked the end of the Wild West.</span></p>
