Big Hole National Battlefield Monument, a War Memorial

Big Hole National Battlefield Monument, a War Memorial (HM2BO7)

Location: Wisdom, MT 59761 Beaverhead County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 38.835', W 113° 39.13'

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Inscription
(Inscriptions are found on three sides of this monument.)
On This Field
17 officers and 133 enlisted men of
the 7th U.S. Infantry
under its Colonel
Bvt. Major General John Gibbon with 8 other
soldiers and 36 citizens
surprised and fought all day a superior
force of Nez Perce Indians
more than one-third of command being
killed and wounded.



To
The officers and soldiers of the Army
And
Citizens of Montana
Who fell at
Big Hole
August 9th, 1887
In battle with Nez-Perce Indians



Killed

7th Infantry
Captain William Logan
1st Lieut. James H Bradley, 1st Lieut. William English
1st. Sergt. Robert L. Foseworth, Co.G. 1st. Sergt. Frederick Stortz, Co.K.
Sergt. Michael Hogan, Co. I. Sergt Wm. H. Martin, Co. C.
Sergt. Wm. W. Watson, Co. F.
Corporal Wm. H. Payne, Co. D. Corporal Robt. E. Sale, Co. C
Corporal Daniel McCaffery. Co. I. Corporal Dominick O'Connor, Co. C
Corporal Jacob Eisenhut, Co. D
Musician Michael Gallaghar, Co. D. Musician Thomas Stinebaker, Co. K
Artificer John Kleis, Co. K
Privates: Matthew Butterly, Co. E. William D. Pomeroy, Co. F.
James McGuire, Co. F.



John O'Brien, Co. G.
Cottlob Mauz, Co. G. McKinora L. Drake, Co. H.
Hermann Broetz, Co. I. John B. Smith, Co. A.

Sergt. Edward Page, Co. L. 2nd Cavalry
H.S. Botsvack (?), Post Guide at Fort Shaw

Citizen Volunteers

L.C. Elliott, John Armstrong, David Morrow,
Alvin Lockwood, Campbell Mitchell.
Details
HM NumberHM2BO7
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Date Added Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 293337 N 5058277
Decimal Degrees45.64725000, -113.65216667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 38.835', W 113° 39.13'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 38' 50.1" N, 113° 39' 7.8000000000002" W
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Area Code(s)406
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Siege Area Trail, Wisdom MT 59761, US
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