Near Decker in Big Horn County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

General Crook's Troops

(Rosebud Battlefield/Where the Girl Saved Her Brother)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 20, 2021

1. General Crook's Troops Marker

Inscription. halted here
Indians attacked from
draw to the north. Fight
began here 8:30 a.m., June 17, 1876

Erected 1968 by W.G. Roberson, Elmer Kobold and Big Horn County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 45° 13.138′ N, 106° 58.428′ W. Marker is near Decker, Montana, in Big Horn County. It can be reached from Rosebud Road near State Highway 314, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Decker MT 59025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically outheast Montana in Custer Country. It is also in the American Mountain West,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least

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5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Time When The People Fought The Soldiers. (here, next to this marker); The Way They Saw It (here, next to this marker); The Land Speaks (a few steps from this marker); What Is This Land Worth? (a few steps from this marker); Rosebud Battlefield (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Also see . . . The Battle of Rosebud, A to Z -- HistoryNet. Caught off guard, Crook and his men scrambled to saddle their mounts and ready themselves for action. As Captain Nickerson noted, every hill seemed to be swarming with the enemy. The Crows and Shoshones first engaged the attacking Lakotas and Cheyennes, buying Crook and his officers precious time to deploy their forces. (Submitted on January 8, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 20, 2021

2. General Crook's Troops Marker

Rosebud Battlefield/Where the Girl Saved Her Brother image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 20, 2021

3. Rosebud Battlefield/Where the Girl Saved Her Brother

Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
2008
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior.

Rosebud Battlefield/Where the Girl Saved Her Brother Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 20, 2021

4. Rosebud Battlefield/Where the Girl Saved Her Brother Markers

Surrounded--desperate charge of Gen. Crook's cavalry at the Battle of the Rosebud image. Click for full size.

Digital Collection, New York Public Library

5. Surrounded--desperate charge of Gen. Crook's cavalry at the Battle of the Rosebud

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 8, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.