Custer's Last Stand - Large Print Author:Will Henry On June 25, 1876, George Armstrong Custer and the 265 men under his command lost their lives at the Battle of the Little Big Horn - an event referred to as Custer's Last Stand. Custer's division was part of an expedition intended to locate and rout Indian tribes that had organized under Chief Sitting Bull. Custer, a daring leader, would ... more »find his most lasting fame in the Indians' greatest victory - and his final defeat.« less