#11-30 Hardin, MT–Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument 8-29 thru 8-31-2011

The Little Big Horn River, where the Indians were camped.  The far away hilltop where the Union Army first spotted the Indian camp.

Where the bodies were moved from the battlefield into a memorial cemetery.

The warriors that fell were marked with a red marker.  The soldiers who were killed were burred right on the field and their markers are white.
Many soldiers died together in groups, and their markers are placed approximately where they fell.
On our drive up to the battlefield we went onto open range.  This is still a reservation and each year the battle is reinacted.  The Crow Indians that live on the land raise horses that are used in the reinactment.  We say some that were crossing the road right in front of us.  They had the “right of way.”


A Memorial was also built for the Indians who lost their lives and below is the picture of the sculpture.  We didn’t walk down to it as it was warm and a long walk for Frank.