The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms
"The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms" is episode 130 of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". It originally aired on December 6, 1963 on CBS. In this episode, a group of soldiers travel back in time to take part in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Plot. The show's teaser, set June 25, 1876, depicts an army scout, a sergeant and a trooper finding evidence of Indians. An arrow strikes the scout in the back while the regular soldiers fire their carbines at an unseen foe. The time jumps  ahead to the present, June 25, 1964, the 88th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Three United States Army National Guard soldiers (Connors, McCluskey and Langsford) are in a M3 Stuart tank participating in a war game near the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where General George Armstrong Custer made his last stand. Their orders coincide with the route of Custer and his men. As they follow the route, they hear strange things such as Indian battle cries and horses running when nobody is there. Connors wonders if they've somehow gone back in time . When they return, Connors reports to his Captain Dennet what occurred and is reprimanded. The following day the trio go out and again experience strange phenomena. The captain contacts them via radio and orders them to return to base when Connors tries to explain what is happening. Connors breaks contact and the captain sends his lieutenant and two men to bring them in. However, the tank crew abandon their tank and continue on foot with their modern weapons. They find a group of teepees and McCluskey investigates. He soon returns with an arrow protruding from his back. The three men  climb a ridge where they see a battle taking place below. They join it and are never seen again. Later, Captain Dennet enters the Custer Battlefield National Monument. Lieutenant Woodard, the officer sent to find the tank and the three soldiers, reports that all they found was the abandoned tank. Later, both the captain and the lieutenant notice the names of their missing soldiers on the monument with the names of Custer's men. Captain Dennet states that it was a pity the missing soldiers couldn't have taken the tank with them to the battle. The 7th Is Made