Curley, Crow Indian Scout
ca. 1878
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From the evening of June 25, 1876, to dusk on the 26th, General Armstrong Custer and his troops engaged in battle with the Sioux and Cheyenne at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana Territory.
Curley was a Crow Indian Scout with the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. As was often the case from the colonial through the expansion eras, Native Americans aligned on both sides of the battle. (Although in this case, only a few Army Scouts were involved with Custer.)
The original caption for this portrait reads: "Curley, General Custer's scout, and the only survivor of that horrible massacre." The photograph was taken by D. F. Barry of Bismarck, Dakota Territory, and is from an album of photographs collected by Lieutenant L. D. Greene of the U.S. Army.
Curley was a Crow Indian Scout with the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. As was often the case from the colonial through the expansion eras, Native Americans aligned on both sides of the battle. (Although in this case, only a few Army Scouts were involved with Custer.)
The original caption for this portrait reads: "Curley, General Custer's scout, and the only survivor of that horrible massacre." The photograph was taken by D. F. Barry of Bismarck, Dakota Territory, and is from an album of photographs collected by Lieutenant L. D. Greene of the U.S. Army.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.
National Archives Identifier: 533090
Full Citation: Photograph 165-AI-51; Portrait of Curley, A Crow Indian Scout with the Seventh Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn; ca. 1878; American Indians, 1881 - 1885; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/curley, September 7, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
