Where We Went: Battle of Little Big Horn Montana

Actual belongings of Gen. George Custer, a part of the Little Big Horn Battleground Museum, in Montana.

Three of Custer's personal outfits. He was what could be called today a metrosexual. He was more decked out than the average military man in 1870's. On the right is his buckskin outfit. He styled his long curly hair with cinnamon oil.

View of Last Stand Hill from the museum. The hilltop is where Custer and his men were killed.

From the hilltop. The markers are where members of the 7th Calvary fell.

220 men are buried under the monument.

Sioux, Lakota, Cheyenne and Crow Warriors are buried here with beautiful brown marble headstones. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse fought and prevailed here. Native losses were minimal.

Well organized information is found everywhere in the area. The trees in the background are along the Big Horn River.

The marker with the black is where Gen. Custer was killed. The green area in the background is a national cemetery.

Two of Custer's brothers died here. Boston Custer, civilian, marker is the one in front.

Many tribes fought in the battle. Their cause was just. A huge land grant treaty was given to them in South Dakota. When gold was found there the U.S. government took the land back. This is the monument the tribes erected.

Native warriors gave their stories of what happened in the battle. One said that just before Gen. Custer was killed his face went whiter than they thought possible. Many of the soldiers shot each other rather than suffering from a live scalping and the like.