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

Rosebud Battlefield

1. Rosebud Battlefield Marker

Inscription. "In grateful recognition of the valor and sacrifice of the soldiers killed in action fought on these grounds, between the United States Forces under General George Crook and Sioux and Cheyenne Indians under Chief Crazy Horse. June 17, 1876. 3rd U.S. Cavalry
Sergt. David Marshall Pvt. Brooks Conner
Sergt. Anton Neukirchen Pvt. Eugene Flynn
Pvt. William W. Allen Pvt. Allen Mitchell
Pvt. Richard W. Bennett Pvt. George Potts
Pvt. Gilbert Roe

Erected by Shining Mountain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Billings and citizens of Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, Montana. Dedicated June 17, 1934."

Erected 1934 by Shining Mountain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Billings and citizens of Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, Montana.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1876.

Location. 45° 13.183′ N, 106° 56.964′ W. Memorial is in Busby, Montana, in Big Horn County. It is on State

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Highway 314. Located along Rosebud Creek in Big Horn County off MT 314. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Busby MT 59016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Montana’s and he Northern Cheyenne 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 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Land Speaks (approx. 1.2 miles away); What Is This Land Worth? (approx. 1.2 miles away); General Crook's Troops (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Time When The People Fought The Soldiers. (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Way They Saw It (approx. 1.2 miles away).

More about this memorial. Commemorates one of the largest battles of the Indian wars

2. Rosebud Battlefield Marker

with 1,050 US troops and a similar number of Indians.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2020. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 62 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2020, by Cheryl Genovese of Bozeman, Montana. 2. submitted on April 13, 2020. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.