Apparently, there were some tales told by some who weren't at the battle and misconceptions about were people, and what hill or ravine they were at.
"The 7th Cavalry on June 25, 1876, consisted of about 31 officers, 586 soldiers, 33 Indian scouts and 20 civilian employees."
"They did not all die. When the smoke cleared on the evening of June 26, 262 were dead, 68 were wounded and six later died of their wounds. Custer’s Battalion – C, E, F, I and L companies – was wiped out, but the majority of the seven other companies under Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen survived." These quotes were from: website- "http://www.historynet.com/ten-myths-of-the-little-bighorn.htm"
Read this, it appears to be the from the latest research. Some earlier books were wrong. Just trying to update some of these old blogs.
