Keywords

Battle of the Little Bighorn, battlefield artifacts, George Armstrong Custer, shell casings, bullets, Seventh Cavalry

Abstract

Over a thousand shell casings and bullets have been found at the location of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. These artifacts have led to many interpretations on the nature of the battle, but there are many problems with these theories. Many of the artifacts are suspect because some of them could have been moved, introduced later, or may not be a representative sample. Any analysis made on the bases of the remaining shell casings and bullets must be made with these limitations in mind.

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Original Publication Citation

Winkler, A (2016). Die Schlacht am Little Bighorn und ihre physischen Zeugnisse: Eine Frage der Interpretation ( 1. Tei!). Magazin fur Amerikanistik: Zeitschrift for amerikanische Geschichte, 3, 48- 52.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2016

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3936

Publisher

Verlag Für Amerikanistik

Language

German

College

Harold B. Lee Library

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