The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-06-22
ROSEBUD BATTLE SITE
IS FlTTlNCLY MARKED
Last Sunday, 58th Anniversa'
in Appropriate Ceremony
by Billings d. A. r.

A large number of people
Hardin and various parts toA
Horn county took advan' Dig
the beautiful, sunshiny d. VI
day, and motored to tn y out.
the Battle of the Roseb' sive VI
Tom Penson ranch, q w. oil e,e
miles south of Kirby oouS. elst1
witness the dedicatir loseoHNce, w
by Shining Mount ~ ee,ehlonS
Daughters of the A an
erected hv tb.t of the marker
The neon1e ess, J~rgarization.
s,,ndo fornoed .mDled there last
that has gathe, the largest crowd
wane,. sinoe =: led in the Rosebud
veors 900 VI nat fateful day, SO
chevenne hen the Sioux and
CO. Hors ndians under Chief
cauairv an e gave battle to the
Eeral Geor d infantry under Gen.
trooners &c Crook, Staying nine
others r and wounding thirty
estimo+ # Crooks command. It is
were ! ed well over 1000 people
The N attendance.
inonr exercises, which were very
If : essive, were held on the crest
fie, he hill, overlooking the battle
- ID, where had been erected a
- onument, fashioned from the
ed lava stone which abounds in
chat locality, in which had been
iset a bronze tablet, bearing the
following inscription
. I'm grateful recognition of the
r. valor and sacrifice of the soldiers
"a killed in action fought on these
ert grounds between U. S. forces n
he der General George Crook, and
a Sioux and Cheyenne Indians un-
ar- der Chief Crazy Horse" -.
Under this inscription are tbe,
" names of the following trooners
nd who fell there: Sergt. David Mo-.
by shall, Sergt. Anton Neukrochaa
'ol Pr1vates William W. Allen. Rich'
Il ara w. Bennett, Brooks Conner
n Eugene Flynn, Allen J.. Mitche11
'ol George Potts, and Gilbert Roe.
Below the names is the fol-
ne lowing: 1oi-
~ Erected by Shining Mountain
n Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-.
!. can Revolution, Billings, and citi-..
~ 1ens OF Rosebud and Big Horn
l. Sountles, M Montana. Dedicated
]. June II, 1884"
u Inc monument was drained with
a y. :. flag and on either side Of
: it. mounted on horseback and in
full regalia were four aged SIR
vivors of the CHEYENNE warriors
: who took part in the fight. 81
: years ago, Louis Dog, Old Limpy,
Weasel Bear, and Beaverheart,
e each OF whom is now past the
TOUR score years and ten mark.
e To the east of the crowd around
- the monument, seated on horse
pack IN a semi-circle were a score
or more of C~heyennes, each in
e feathered head-dress and typically
:; clothed. To the south and west
of the hill on which the cere-
mony took place was a cheyenne
camp OF upwards of thirty lodges,
where the Indians taking part in
the ceremony were camped.
Mrs. R. C. Dillavou of Billings.
state regent of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, had
charge of the ceremonies, and
was assisted by Jack Arnold of
Blrney, state representative from
Rosebud county. The ceremonies
opened with a prayer by Mrs.
Micheal Brown of Billings, state
chaplain of the D. A. R., after
which followed the salute to the
flag by all present.
Major Ben Harwood of Billings
was introduced and delivered an
interesting historical address of
As minutes duration in which he
gave a graphic description of the
battle. taking his hearers with
him fhro,,rh ihc ,,o~4o.,. .-S-E