Lots of other military dates out there and I know the Custer battle has been examined over and over.
The battlefield is getting a new visitor center, only open a couple days per week till September.
I've been there a few times and now have another reason to go back again .

Hopefully they will make the museum section really big and display more stuff.

https://www.nps.gov/libi/plany...ter-construction.htm

I've only been there once, got an eerie feeling walking up to the graves.

There are hundreds of books on the subject, here's one that focuses on the battlefield:

https://friendslittlebighorn.com/wherecusterfell.htm

It's pretty much the way it was since the battle, they had a fire go through in the 80's and found and documented many artifacts.
The old visitor center was too small to display everything.
I got that strange feeling as well. Especially walking down towards the river where the Gray horse troop was last seen (remains were buried in a mass grave that has never been found).
Thank you for the link to that book.

There is a YouTuber named CusterApollo who has one the best, most comprehensive battlefield walkthroughs of the battlefield.

From Custers arrival to the final shots, whether you have a passing interest to serious study you will find the watch well worth your time. The content is more than a few years old but has aged well.

When I was there I was struck by the fact that in only one direction can you see any sign of modern life, Highway 212 lies to the north of the battlefield site. In every other direction, I think it still looks like 1876.

Small aside, today is our wedding anniversary. The Custer fight anniversary makes it easy to remember my own.

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Small aside, today is our wedding anniversary. The Custer fight anniversary makes it easy to remember my own.

Only a guy would use something like the Little Big Horn anniversary to remember their own. I approve of this. . Happy Anniversary.

Well, there are many similarities between that battle field and marriage, so it’s understandable

Sandy Creek Colorado, in the So. East corner of the state.

Was a great place to spend a couple of hours.

If you get a chance , I'd recommend it .

It's the only massacre sight in all of our travels, I've no desire to see another

Whenever I hear "Little Big Horn"; I'm reminded Custer was the dumbest man in his West Point class! Graduated dead last academically.

Also he tried to con James Longstreet into surrendering just prior to Appomattox (under a flag of truce). Longstreet told him, "Boy ---- go back to your general".

I was traveling to do a project in Billings, MT and decided I wanted to fly into Denver and drive up just because I like to drive.

On my way northbound I saw a sign for the Battlefield and decided to stop. As luck would have it I was there on the day of the 135th anniversary and a large number of reinactors were already there and getting started. It was an awesome visit.

Looking around I had the feeling that the views hadn't changed substantially since Custer was there.

I've been an armature student of this battle ever since we had to present on the Principles of War at The Basic School in Quantico.

We picked any battle from history (one no one else picked) and presented it using "MOOSE MUSS" - the acronym for the Principles of War: Mass, Objective, Offensive, Security, Economy of Force, Maneuver, Unity of Command, Surprise, and Simplicity.

One day I hope to visit the battlefield.

We were there in May there is a lot of construction getting ready for next years 150th anniversary.