| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Calhoun Hill (Little Bighorn Battlefield) |
| | This position was held by Co. L commanded by Lt. James Calhoun. It may have been used to hold off Chief Gall and his Sioux warriors and thus protect Custer's advance. From here these soldiers could have attracted Capt. Benteen's column and the pack train which Custer was expecting to come to his assistance from the southeast. — Map (db m21643) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Companies C & E (Little Bighorn Battlefield) |
| | The white markers on the knolls and in the ravines to the west and southwest show were the troopers of Co, C under Capt. Tom Custer and Co. E under Lt. Smith were found. The Indian encampment lay beyond on the flat across the river. — Map (db m21645) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Companies F and I (Little Bighorn Battlefield) |
| | Companies F and I were found on the northeast slope of this ridge. Capt. Keogh was to the right with Co. I. — Map (db m21644) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Custer Last Seen (Little Bighorn Battlefield) |
| | Gen. Custer and Lt. Cooke were last seen on this point by Maj. Reno's troops who were fighting in the valley. — Map (db m21638) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Little Bighorn Battlefield |
| | This area was occupied by troops A, B, D, G, H, K, and M, 7th. U.S. Cavalry, and the pack train when they were besieged by the Sioux Indians June 25th and 26th 1876. — Map (db m21636) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument |
| | (Bottom of Marker):
In memory of
Officers and soldiers who fell near this place
fighting with the 7th United States Cavalry
against the Sioux Indians
on the 25th and 26th of June,
A.D. 1876
(The rest of the marker includes names of the officers and soldiers who died on the battlefield. They include):
Bvt. Maj. Genl. G. A. Custer
Captains
M. W. Keogh G.W. Yates T. W. Custer
Lieutenants
W. W. Cooke A. E. Smith Donald McIntosh James Calhoun . . . — Map (db m7022) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Medicine Tail Coulee Ford (Little Bighorn Battlefield) |
| | Chief Gall and his Sioux warriors forded the river here to attack Custer's troops on the high ground to the northeast. — Map (db m21642) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Weir Point Fight (Little Bighorn Battlefield) |
| | This is the farthest point reached by Capt. Weir in his attempt to assist Custer. Minutes after arriving, his company was joined by Capt. Benteen's company and others. They remained about 45 minutes until mounting warrior pressure forced them back to the Reno- Benteen battlefield. — Map (db m21640) |
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