June 25, 1876: Battle Of The Little Bighorn #otd #tdih

Visual Day In History
Written By Edward Moran

Also known as Custer’s Last Stand, this battle in southeastern Montana represented a defeat for US forces in the Great Sioux War of 1876. The US 7th Cavalry, led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, suffered numerous casualties fighting Native American forces led by Chief Crazy Horse and Chief Gall. A century and a half late, the Sioux still insist on their rights to occupy the Black Hills and have refused monetary compensation for their ancestral lands.

Sioux veterans of the Battle of Little Big Horn on battleground

Edward Moran

Edward is a literary historian specializing in nineteenth- and twentieth-century American social and cultural history. He was associate editor of the World Authors reference series published by H. W. Wilson. He was also associate editor of the Random House Dictionary of the English Language, the English language editor for the Japanese American News Corporation, chief editor of Global Rhythm magazine, and a contributing writer to the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture.

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