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7th Cavalry monument, Little Bighorn Battlefield
Title
7th
Cavalry
monument
,
Little
Bighorn
Battlefield
Date of Original
between
1881
and
1910
Description
The
7th
Cavalry
monument
sits
within
a
fence
at the
top
of a
hill
on the
Little
Bighorn
Battlefield.
Markers
on the
hillside
show
where
soldiers
originally
fell
and were
buried
after
the
battle.
Ordering Information
http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject
Military
Cemeteries and graves
Historic sites
Subject (LCTGM)
Battlefields
Graves
Monuments & memorials
Subject (LCSH)
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
Organization Name
United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.
Location
Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)
Decade
1880-1889
1890-1899
1900-1909
Item Number
C0820-1
Format of Original
Photographic prints
Transcription
"Custer
Battlefield
130-RWG"--Handwritten
on
front
of
photograph.
Notes
Photographer
unknown.
Title
created
by
staff.
Biography/History
The remains of about 220 soldiers, scouts and civilians are buried around the base of this monument. In 1881, bodies were exhumed from the battlefield and reburied in a single grave here.
Repository Institution
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection C
Credit Line
State Historical Society of North Dakota (C0820-1)
Rights Management
Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID
shC08201
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