Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Companies C & E

(Little Bighorn Battlefield)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1992

1. Companies C & E Marker

Inscription. 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 45° 34.222′ N, 107° 25.639′ W. Marker is in Crow Agency, Montana, in Big Horn County. It is on Little Bighorn Battlefield Road. Take Interstate 90 at Mile Marker 510 near U.S. 212. East of I-90. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crow Agency MT 59022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Montana’s and he Crow Nation,

in Southeast 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Memorial Markers (a few steps from this marker); Last Stand Hill, June 25, 1876 (a few steps from this marker); Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 1984 Archeological Survey (within shouting distance of this marker); Peace Through Unity (within shouting distance of this marker); Little Bighorn Indian Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wooden Leg Hill (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Agency.

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1. Battle of Little Bighorn. (Submitted on August 14, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Thomas Custer, from Wikipedia. Custer participated in the arrest of the Lakota Rain-in-the-Face for the 1873 murder of Dr. John Honsinger. It was widely rumored that Rain-in-the-Face, who had escaped from captivity and was a participant at the Little Bighorn, cut out Tom Custer's heart after the battle; though the chief later denied it during an interview. Custer's remains were identified by a recognizable tattoo of his initials on his arm. (Submitted on June 24, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Companies C & E image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1992

2. Companies C & E

white markers on the knolls and in the ravines show were the troopers of Co, C under Capt. Tom Custer and Co. E under Lt. Smith were found.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1992

3. Companies C & E

Thomas Custer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia, `

4. Thomas Custer

Lt. Algernon Smith image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Custer lives ! and Western History

5. Lt. Algernon Smith

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,665 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on August 15, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on June 24, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.