Custer
  • C, I, and L companies wait for Benteen on Battle Ridge and Calhoun Hill
  • E splits in two, E1 wait on Custer Hill
  • E2 and F check the fords then return to Custer Hill, wait for Benteen
  • Light opposition from Indians near Greasy Grass Ridge
  • Many on foot having tied up ponies near river
  • Many still in village preparing for the fight or collecting ponies
  • Charge by C1 to move the Indians back does not work
  • C1 retreats back as Indian numbers continue to grow
  • Indians run off the horses with spare ammunition near Calhoun Hill
  • Calhoun Hill, Battle Ridge then Custer Hill all overrun, all killed
  • Some soldiers attempt to reach river but are killed on way
  • By 15.45 Custer's troops have been wiped out
  • Braves then leave to siege the Benteen-Reno area
Reno and Benteen
  • Indians start to attack the troops at Weir Point
  • M Company provides support
  • Pack train arrives
  • Rest of Reno/Benteen troops move to Weir Point
  • Pack train starts to move also
  • Build up of braves makes position untenable
  • Retreat back to the original Reno-Benteen area
  • K provides a skirmish line, protects the returning troops
  • Indians siege the Reno/Benteen troops for most of next day
  • Indian village leaves as cavalry approach from the North