The 14th Annual Real Bird's Little Bighorn Reenactment
June 24-26, 2005
Crow Agency, Montana

On June 25, 1876 Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and five companies of the 7th US Cavalry perished in the hills and ravines above the Little Bighorn River in Southeastern Montana. Their opponents that day were the combined forces of the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapahoe and other American Indian warriors who were fighting for the right to remain free of the government reservations. Approximately five miles upriver, the remaining seven companies of the regiment commanded by Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen also fought for their lives on a desolate hillside. While taking many casualties, this portion of the command held off their opponents for two days until the Indian village packed up and moved out of harm's way.

On June 24-26, 2005, approximately 40 cavalry troopers and 100 Native Americans gathered at the Crow Agency, outside of Hardin, Montana, for the 14th Annual presentation of the Battle of the Little Bighorn reenactment. This event is held on land owned by the Real Bird family which encompasses a portion of the original 1876 battlefield and the camp area for the Indian village. The event is sponsored by the Footsteps of Legends Historic Center.

Fred Klink, from the 11th Cavalry (Commemorative) and several other California-based cavalry troopers participated in this event.

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Battle of the Little Bighorn