Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel (Brevet Major General) George A. Custer

Custer Battalions

Company C, Captain (Brevet Colonel) Thomas W. Custer
Company E, 1st Lieutenant (Brevet Captain) Algernon E. Smith
Company F, Captain George W. Yates
Company I, Captain (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) Myles W. Keogh
Company L.; 1st Lieutenant James Calhoun

On the day of battle, Custer appears to have split this formation into two smaller battalions, one, consisting of C and I Companies under Captain Keogh, whilst Yates led Companies E, F and L, with Tom Custer probably acting as aide to his brother, leaving the command of his company to Lieutenant Reno Battalion Major (Brevet Colonel) Marcus A. Reno

Company A, Captain Myles Moylan
Company G, 1st Lieuteant Donald McIntosh
Company M, Captain Thomas B. French

Benteen Battalion

Captain (Brevet Colonel) Frederick W. Benteen

Company D, Captain (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) Thomas B. Weir
Company H, Captain F.W. Benteen
Company K, 1st Lieutenant Edward S. Godfrey

Pack Train

Captain Thomas M. McDougall
Company B, Captain T.M. Mathey
Reinforced by one N.C.O. and six privates from each company, plus civilian packers.

Total strength of Custer's column was 31 officers, 566 enlisted men, 35 Crow, Arikara and Sioux scouts, and about a dozen civilian guides and mule packers.

Each trooper carried 100 rounds of carbine and 24 rounds of revolver ammunition.

More Last Stand at the Little Big Horn

Introduction and Background
Custer's Order of Battle, June 25th 1876
The Campaign
Battle of Little Big Horn
Jumbo Color Map of Battlefield (monstrously slow: 601K)

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