The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-27
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(By The Associated Pressl

BILLINGS, Montana, June 26.-Cus.
ter's Massadl Y on the. battlefield of
the Little Big Hbrn near here was re-.
enacted yesterday as a feature Of the
celebration Of the fortieth anniversary
Of the historical event. A company Of
hiitik. and veterans Commanded i by
Gen. E. s. Godfrey, a survivor of
Clusters famous Seventh Cavalry ira
versed Clusters trail from the last
camp on the Rosebud river to an In.
dian village, built on the identical spot
occupied by the Sioux village which
Custer attacked.
Following the mimic attack, the line
of Clusters retreat was followed by
General Godfrey and his little com
pany, until the summit Of the hill on
which the famous y"laSt stand" was
reached, where memorial exercises
were held. General Godfrey gave the
memorial address, and read a brief
message to the people of the north
west from Mrs. George A. Custer,
of New York, who was unable to be
present at the celebration.
Battlefield Reproduced
The historic battlefield was arranged
as nearly like it was on the memorable
Sunday, June 25, of forty years ago.
An Indian village of about $50 tepees
had been pitched and between 1000
and 5000 indians took part in the re-
enactment of the crucial feature of the
battle. The approach of General God.
frey and his command was similar in
every detail to that of General Custer
and his troops. A mimic attack was re.
pulsed by the Indians and the retreat
to the "last stand" was followed in
every detail.
1t is hoped by the committees of
Billings and Hardin, Mont, and Sheri.
dan, Wyo., in charge of the arrange
ments, that the reenactment of the
massacre may dispel many of the mis-.
| takes relative to the famous battle
that have existed for many years,
1t has been pointed out that Custer
Ieally wore his hair cut short in his
campaign against the Sioux, whereas
invariably he is pictured by artists and
described by writer's as wearing long
yellow locks. General Custer is also
almost universally depicted as wearing
a sabre. There were no sabres with the
Seventh Cavalry on the expedition.
In the spring of 1876 the Sioux be-
! came restless and took the war path
Their depredations led to sending an
expedition, commanded by General
Terry against them. f
Long March Overland
He left Fort Abraham Lincoln, Da'
kota, May II, 1876, with command
consisting of the Seventh Cavalry
companies from the Sixth and Seven
teenth regiments of infantry and a
long wagon train.
The command marched overland the
entire distance, the infantry and wagon
train being left behind to form supply
camp at the mouth of the Powder
River. The cavalry, with pack mules
continued.
At the mouth of the Rosebud on the
Yellowstone, Terry's column met Gene
raj Gibbon, who had come from the
west with six companies of the Sew
enth Infantry and four troops of the
Second Cavalry. From here, on june
%, Custer, with 900 men, was sent for
ward to the Little Big Horn to attack
should he deem it advisable, camp
of Sioux. Custer covered the distance
| of 100 miles in three days and learning
that the Indians were ahead, prepared
TO attack. He divided his command
giving Reno three companies, Benteer
three and retaining five himself. He