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The Custer – Sitting Bull Debate

Discover facts and theories for over 300 historical author’s books and history buffs with battle details, 80+ AI generated images, photographs and detailed maps, organized by timeline and location, guiding you through the decisive events and enduring questions of the epic battle of the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne against Custer and the 7th Cavalry and columns led by General Crook and General Terry.

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Battle of the Little Bighorn

From the early lives of the participants to the battlefield at Little Bighorn, this website combines firsthand recollections with scholarly analysis, creating a living timeline that examines facts, interpretations, and controversies while inviting informed discussion.

AI generated image. Two great commanders faced off in a battle of the century that was a true clash of cultures.
Village Chief Sitting Bull
Lakota Chief Sitting Bull. Each of the 10 tribes in the village had a main chief. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (Public Domain).
Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, May 23, 1865, Photo: Mathew Brady, c. 1865. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (Public Domain).

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A detailed battle scene depicting a chaotic confrontation between soldiers and Native Americans, with smoke, horses, and numerous figures engaged in combat.
Mort Kuntsler painting, copy is owned by Jim Holly

Drawing on the landmark book Custer and Sitting Bull: Fifteen Minutes From Victory, this work examines the Battle of the Little Bighorn through the latest of more than 300 firsthand accounts and detailed maps. Ride along with Custer, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse and experience the most romantic time in American History.

A tightly framed still life of a replica 7th Cavalry hat resting beside a stack of facsimile documents labeled as official reports on the Little Bighorn battle, with a small, detailed tabletop relief map of the battlefield positioned nearby. The hat’s dark felt texture, brass crossed-sabers insignia, and braided cord contrast against the smooth, off-white paper and the matte, earth-toned relief of the map. Soft window light from the left creates gentle highlights along the hat’s brim and subtle shadows across the papers, evoking a quiet, investigative atmosphere. Shot from a slightly elevated angle with shallow depth of field, the style is realistic and documentary, emphasizing objects over people while suggesting command decisions and post-battle analysis.

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Custer and Captain Yates lead C Troop and F Troop down Medicine Tail Coulee towards Ford B across from the lower village. Once arriving near the ford, Custer could see the non-combatants were mostly fleeing downriver.

AI generated image. Ford D

Brief Ford D fight prevented Custer from crossing and capturing Cheyenne women and children