In earlier articles in this series, statements from various sources were provided that shed light on General Custer's plan for June 25, 1876. The sources related how at a certain point, his plan for that day did not include moving the regiment into the valley of the Little Bighorn. Now, another source has been found that is in agreement with this.

Private Charles Windolph served in the 7th Cavalry during the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Following the battle, he would speak about the event. He would claim that on the morning of June 25, 1876, the regiment was taken to a ravine. This ravine was east of the divide between the Rosebud and Little Bighorn rivers. He would go on to make the following statement.

"Apparently, Custer had planned on hiding the command in the ravine, during the day, and then attacking the big Indian village on the Little Big Horn at daybreak the next morning" (Windolph, 74).

Windolph would also make the following statement.

"Apparently Custer had planned to stay in hiding in the ravine we had reached a little after ten o'clock that Sunday, and then attack the village at daybreak on the morning of the 26th" (Windolph, 79).

These two statements made by Windolph support numerous others that have been made that claim that at a certain point leading up to the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer was not planning to take the regiment into the valley of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. This helps to further establish that claim as fact.

What's more, Windolph's statements also support the claim that at a certain point leading up to the battle, Custer's plan was to keep the regiment in a ravine on June 25, 1876.

Altogether, statements made by various individuals involved with the Little Bighorn battle make a strong case for what Custer's plan was at a certain point leading up to the battle - relating not only what it did include, but what it didn't.

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