U.S. Montana 51st Regiment Massacred – April 23rd, 1878

The 51st Montana Infantry was massacred three days ago in a daring raid by the 51st to capture ex-general Armstrong Custer who has been leading his rag-tag army against the Sioux for the last year. Colonel Blackstone and his men had military intelligence that Custer was near the Sioux Nation and United States Border and attempted to arrest Custer. Instead of going peacefully, Custer and his men open fired on the 51st and a pitched battle began. Initially outnumbered it looked like Custer would loose, but he must of have been prepared for the 51st for a regiment of Custer’s men came from the rear and left flank to shatter the 51st. Of the 735 men who enter the battle only 126 have so far been counted as survivors. All the men engaged in the battle who have survived have been sent to Fort Grant in Montana to rebuild the unit. War hero Colonel Blackstone’s body has not been found, and the state of Montana, mourns the lost of its beloved son.