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unusual facts about Battle of Little Bighorn



Bill Groethe

Bill (William M.) Groethe (November 2, 1923- ) is the photographer who took the famous picture on September 2, 1948 of the last eight survivors of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Custer, Kentucky

The name had been intended to be Crossroads, but when the post office application was sent on the day of the defeat of George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn, the town was then named in Custer's honor.

The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms

Three United States Army National Guard soldiers (MSgt. William Connors, Pvt. Michael McCluskey, Cpl. Richard Langsford) are an M5 Stuart tank crew participating in a war game being conducted near the Battle of Little Bighorn, the site of Lieutenant Colonel George Custer's last stand.


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Charles Reynolds

"Lonesome" Charley Reynolds (Charles Alexander Reynolds, 1842–1876), U.S. Army scout killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn