Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Bear Paw Memorial
of
enlisted men
2nd and 7th U. S. Cavalry
and
5th U. S, Infantry
killed in action
near
Bear Paw, Montana
September 30, 1877
< Left Side of Monument : >
7th U. S. Cavalry
Troop A
1st Serg’t Geo. McDermott
Serg’t Otto Derglew
Pvt. John E. Cleaveland
Pvt. Lewis Kelly
Pvt. Samuel McIntyre
Troop D
1st Serg’t James S. Alberts
Pvt. Wm. J. Randall
Pvt. David E. Dawsey
< Back of Monument : >
5th U. S. Infantry
Co. B.
Corp’l John Haddo
Co. C.
Pvt. Richard M. Pershall
Co. I.
Pvt. Joseph Kohler
< Right Side of Monument : >
7th U. S. Cavalry
Troop K.
1st Serg’t Otto Wilde
Serg’t Max Meilke
Serg’t H. W. Raichel
Pvt. William Whitlow
Pvt. Francis Roth
Pvt. George Hurdick
Pvt. Frank Knaupp
Troop G.
Pvt. John Irving
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1872.
Location. 45° 34.206′ N, 107° 25.879′ W. Marker is in Crow Agency, Montana, in Big Horn County. Marker is on Little Bighorn Battlefield Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Custer National Cemetery on the Little Bighorn Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crow Agency MT 59022, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Here We Remember the Fallen (a few steps from this marker); Bear Paw Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); 1984 Archeological Survey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peace Through Unity (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wooden Leg Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seventh Cavalry Horse Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Agency.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 8, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.