Captain Benson rides 800 miles south to Ft Supply to collect his fiancé. They then ride 800 miles back to Fort Lincoln. They could have taken the train to Bismarck 13 miles away..
The Little Bighorn Battlefield is 400 miles east of Ft Lincoln. A lot or riding. Or you can take steamboats to about 40 miles from the Little Bighorn.
After the battle the victors mutated most of the bodies except Custer. The Indian Nations then scattered leaving the survivors of the regiment on the field.
Two days after battle the seventh buried there own in hasty graves. They only had four entrenching tools. They left in a hurry with many wounded and low on ammunition.
A year later a survey was made. All the human bones found were buried.
Two years after the battle a more organized burial and a monument was built. Many of the officers were exhumed including Custer. He is buried at West Point.
Like most Scott westerns they are fun to watch. The writers rewrote the history.
The Little Bighorn Battlefield is 400 miles east of Ft Lincoln. A lot or riding. Or you can take steamboats to about 40 miles from the Little Bighorn.
After the battle the victors mutated most of the bodies except Custer. The Indian Nations then scattered leaving the survivors of the regiment on the field.
Two days after battle the seventh buried there own in hasty graves. They only had four entrenching tools. They left in a hurry with many wounded and low on ammunition.
A year later a survey was made. All the human bones found were buried.
Two years after the battle a more organized burial and a monument was built. Many of the officers were exhumed including Custer. He is buried at West Point.
Like most Scott westerns they are fun to watch. The writers rewrote the history.