for about 2 years I have been dealing with the battle at "Little Bighorn".
I particularly enjoyed the story of the so-called "Crow's Nest".
At dawn, on June 25, 1876, George A. Custer rode with his interpreter,
Fred Gerardand his Arikara Scouts, Little Brave, Bloody Knife, Bob-Tailed Bull and Red Star,
into a crest called "Crow's" Nest ", to see into the valley of the "Little Bighorn.
Early in this morning, Red Star and other crow scouts had discovered enemy Sioux and Cheyenne camps from this vantage point.
When Custer got there he couldn't see anything through the morning sun.
But he believed his scouts who advised him to attack the enemy camp as soon as possible.
That was the last sunrise that Lieutenant Colonel G.A. Custer along with about 250 officers and men as well as the Arikara Scouts: Bloody Knife, Bob-Tailed Bull and Little Brave would experience.
Here you can see what Custer must have seen that morning.
He wasn’t standing at the top, but slightly below the peak.
It is the view to the west.
In the distance, far away, you can see the Valley of the “Little Big Horn Valley”
and “Reno Creek”.
The view to the east into the bowl of the crow's nest.
Here slept the chief of the scouts, Lieutenant Charles A. Varnum,
together with the other scouts and here they also kept their horses.
Custer came through here to get to the top of the hill.
A bit of drama…
I hope you enjoy ...
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