Little Bighorn NM

The location on the Rosebud that Gibbon had stopped at the night before became the new camp for his column for the next two weeks. The afternoon of the 21st, Thompson and his missing command rode into camp completely... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

Early on the morning of the 20th, the four Crow scouts that had been searching for horses returned to camp with startling information. The day before from a lookout in the Wolf Mountains, the scouts had seen hundreds of... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

On May 18, heavy rain and muddy conditions forced Gibbon’s men to remain at their camp on the Little Porcupine. Despite the conditions, Captain Thompson left around noon on a three day reconnaissance. With him he had... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

When Lt. Bradley returned with the news of a large village located so close, Gibbon immediately began to plan for a night march to the village’s location and a dawn attack. However, this plan never reached fruition;... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

Lt. Bradley left on his reinforced scout at dusk on May 15. The party consisted of Bradley, Barney Bravo, five Crow scouts, and 26 infantrymen. Overnight they marched for 19 miles, allowing them to reach the Wolf... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

On May 15, four Crow scouts that had left in attempt to find enemy horses to steal returned to camp. They reported that they had found and followed the trail of about 30 Sioux warriors that were moving upstream. Just... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

Captain Freeman’s returned to Gibbon’s camp on May 9, reuniting all of Gibbon’s command and resupplying it. Gibbon decided to move further downstream to prevent the Sioux from moving to the north side of the river.... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

Staff at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument will be preparing for the summer season and the Memorial Day event held on Monday May 27th. Pretty Eagle Catholic School will once again arrive at the park Thursday... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

At dusk on the 7th, Lt. Bradley led a scouting party out of camp to follow the trail of the warriors that had stolen the scout’s horses on May 3. The party included Bostwick, LeForge, four Crow scouts, and 14 mounted... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

On May 3 the men’s confidence in scaring the Sioux back to the reservation came to an embarrassing end. Bostwick, one of the scouts, reported that all that could be found of his horse and mule were their picket-pins and... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

On March 2, 1876, Crook and his men spent the night on the headwaters of the South Cheyenne River, a distance of almost 30 miles from Fort Fetterman. In the middle of the night, the men were awoken by the sound of the... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

On April 27, Lt. Bradley, Gibbon’s Chief of Scouts, sent out a party of six Crow to scout for any village sign. They traveled as far as the Rosebud and returned on April 30. They reported on their return that the land... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

On April 24, Companies H and F of the 2nd Cavalry left camp on a week’s scout to the south. Thomas Leforge and Jack Rabbit Bull guided the men up the Big Horn River to the remains of Fort C. F. Smith at the mouth of Big... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

Like Terry’s orders to Gibbon implied, Gibbon waited and did little else. For almost a month Gibbon was the commanding officer in the field and in a position to gather much needed intelligence. Instead, he ignored or... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

In mid-April, it was reported to General Alfred Terry that the winter roamers had been concentrating since Reynolds’ attack on a village in March; informants also mentioned the northern Sioux tribes had gathered near the... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

While Crook was out on his winter campaign, Colonel John Gibbon was preparing the Montana Column for their part in the Great Sioux War. Gibbon decided he would assemble his troops for the expedition at Fort Ellis,... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

While Crook was marching into Montana, Colonel John Gibbon was struggling to prepare for his part of the campaign. Gibbon had to confront severe weather conditions, long distance marches, and a shortage of supplies... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

When Crook learned of Reynolds’ surprise attack and destruction of a sizable village, he was thrilled; however, as he gathered more information, Crook grew more and more disappointed with the results of Reynolds actions.... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

Reynolds’ men woke on March 18th to find that 550 of the horses that were captured in the village were gone. Warriors followed the trail left by the soldiers and recovered the unguarded animals in the middle of the... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…

When Lt. Bradley returned with the news of a large village located so close, Gibbon immediately began to plan for a night march to the village’s location and a dawn attack. However, this plan never reached fruition;... facebook.com/NPSLIBI/posts/…