Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Last updated: October 30, 2023

We spent Memorial Day touring the battle ground of Little Bighorn. What is unique about this battlefield is that the grave markers are stationed exactly where the men fell (as shown in the cover photo), which I though was super interesting.

I recommend wearing your walking shoes and packing a lunch as there is no food.

This area memorializes the US Army’s 7th Cavalry and the Lakotas and Cheyennes in one of the Indian’s last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the US Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, Sioux and Cheyenne warriors.

This memorial honors both the American Indians and Americans that lost their lives.

There is a gift shop and a indoor museum that outlines the entire event. I enjoyed the self guided walking tour that takes you throughout the battle field and outlines where things happened. They even have the Red Cross station marked where it was set up. The trenches are still in place where the soldiers dug them. You can even do a drive tour and tune into a radio station that gives you an audio tour.

I’m not sure eight year old me would have enjoyed or appreciated this as much as 2021 me did, however, I highly recommend if you like learning about America’s history.

Additionally, there is an adjoining cemetery that holds the graves of our known and unknown veterans which was a site to behold on Memorial Day as they had taken the time to display American flags at each gravesite.

I am honored to be an American and am grateful to those that gave their lives for the the freedom I have today.