June 24th, 1876...General Terry and the Second Cavalry took the Charge across the Cheyenne River straight for Montana.  Time was of the essence and the soldiers needed to make the space between them and Custer's men as close as possible.  It was a solid three day ride to the Little Bighorn.

The reports had returned that Custer was about to engage a large encampment of Indians.  Terry knew that when Custer had turned down Terry's offer of additional soldiers of the Second, it would mean disaster.

June 27th, 1876, Terry arrived at the Coulee overlooking the river where the bodies of Custer and his men lay for history to remember.

The breeze blew across the sweet grass of the Black Hills.  The soldiers dismounted and began to mark out and bury the soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry.

This painting was worked from photographs taken by the Artist at Custers Last Stand Reenactment at the Little Bighorn River, Montana.  Special thanks to Pat Mumby and Ted Wolvers for modelling for the faces of these two Soldiers.