Mike Donahue is my cousin and I am very proud of him and his incredible knowledge of all things regarding the Custer Battlefield.  Great job Mike!

I recently downloaded the Lt Edward Maguire map and his July 1876 engineer report of the LBH battle. He clearly maps and states that the Custer wing travelled over Weir Pt direct to Ford B. Two days after the battle, from the location of bodies, he reports that the Custer wing was repulsed at Ford B and retreated to Calhoun hill/ Finley ridge in two columns with a company sized  stand made at Calhoun Hill. Two parallel retreats were made. The left battalion along Calhoun coulee to Deep Ravine - there another company sized stand was made (likely E). The retreat objective for both left and right battalions was Last Stand hill which was 'thickly carpeted with bodies'. The right btn, under Keogh (L, I cos) did not make it to last stand hill. C co MAY have been split into two halves, balancing the L/R btns. According to Maguire the column fought all the way from Ford B (medicine tail coulee). No Richard Fox scenario from the Terry column engineer looking at the field 2 days after the battle with an expert eye. I believe Lt Edward Maguire.

My good friend Mike, great historian and person. Jay from Hardin says hi.

Love it when evidence establishes a true narrative of timelines & actions. Well done.

"Still trying to outsmart me aren't you a mule Skinner.
You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is, you don't want me to go down there.
Well, are you reassured now, Major?
Men of the 7th! The hour of victory is at hand! Onward to Little Bighorn, and glory!"

The properly outfitted re-enactor timed ride experiment would make an excellent video.

Excellent. That day will be talked about in the next century too

Excellent video.  I've had the opportunity to visit this battlefield on three occasions.  Once on June 26th 1976, a day after the 100th anniversary of the battle.  My Dad and I have always been very interested in what might have, and did, happen on that day.  Thanks to Ranger Donahue for the clear and articulate presentation.

It's possible Custer's brigade stayed down and then traversed Cedar Coulee after Custer rode to the top of Weir Point to recon the village. This would maintain the element of surprise by keeping the giant dust cloud behind the ridge as they flanked.
Not even sure why I'm arguing this or why it even matters...

Great speaker. Great speech.

Was just there last week and heard him speak- great presentation
My teenagers got a lot out of it as did we in this Holy place!

“General..YOU go down there. You go down there” what an awesome video. I flew over some years ago for the GBurg, Harper’s Ferry & Antietam trail but this battle has a very personal connection to my family. I’d love to visit it one day. Keep up the great work guys and thanks for sharing.

We listened to Michael Donahue at Little Bighorn in May 2019 and he gave a wonderful description of the battle. I think he said he teaches at a Texas college also.

Good stuff, I loved my visit their, one of the hidden gems of our park system, totally changed how i saw that battle

This makes perfect sense

Top stuff, Mr. Donahue. Thank you

Excellent

Lots of pertinent information! Thank you,  Ranger Donahue! 🥰

Excellent. Thank you so much. I’ve watched every video I can on this subject. Your fresh perspective is good. Also like your Art of Battle too

Excellent and informed talk sir! Thanks.