The Montana Column by Lieutenant James H Bradley
Lieutenant James H. Bradley was the chief of scouts of the 7th Infantry under General John Gibbon. After George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry headed up Rosebud Creek to the Little Bighorn, Gibbon's Montana Column was to approach the Little Bighorn Valley from the west and trap the Sioux and Cheyenne between the two forces.Custer attacked early and Lt. Bradley and his scouts were the first to find the bodies of five companies that perished under the boy general.In this remarkable journal, kept during the 1876 campaign up to the discovery of the disaster at the Little Bighorn, soldier-scholar and historian Bradley observed and recorded some of the most important events of the entire summer. Reading betwen the lines, you get Bradley's opinion of Custer and others he served alongside.Intending to publish the journal, Bradley began rewriting it from his notes in 1877. Sadly, he was killed at the Battle of Big Hole. Fortunately for history, his widow donated his papers to the Montana Historical Society.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781519042224 |
| ISBN 10 | 1519042221 |
| Title | The Montana Column |
| Author | Lieutenant James H Bradley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Independently published |
| Year published | 2016-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 109 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |