Battle of the Little Bighorn

01Custer split the 7th Cavalry into three columns despite intelligence suggesting 7,000 to 10,000 Lakota and Cheyenne warriors at the Little Bighorn.
02All 268 men under Custer's direct command were killed; his two brothers, nephew, and brother-in-law died alongside him on Last Stand Hill.
03Custer's body was found with two gunshot wounds but was not mutilated — a reported honor from warriors who considered him a worthy enemy.

General Tomoyuki Yamashita

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Wall Street during the bank panic in October 1907. Federal Hall National Memorial , with its statue of George Washington , is seen on the right.

On June 25, 1876, Lt. Col. Custer divided his 647-man regiment and personally led 268 men into a Lakota encampment of 7,000. Every man under his direct command was dead within an hour. The Army didn't believe the reports for days.