Comanche
notes: label: Description
content: Photograph of the horse Comanche standing next to a soldier. Comanche was owned by Colonel Myles Keogh, 7th Cavalry, who rode him into the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 25, 1876. At the end of the battle, Comanche was the only survivor from the 7th Cavalry. He was found several days after the battle, severely wounded. He was transported back to Fort Lincoln and nursed back to health. He died in 1891 and was given a military funeral with full military honors. On the back of the photograph in ink is written: "Commanche' [sic] The only living thing left in the Custer Battlefield. June 25 - [18]76." Written below that in pencil is "1 col Dec 3"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced
content: United States: Montana, Little Bighorn
topic: label: related event
content: Battle of the Little Bighorn
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0311.40
label: accession number
content: 2003.0311
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0311.40
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 4 11/32 in; 16.51 cm x 10.9982 cm