Indian firing positions
Looking south and east, you can see some of the Indian firing positions. Warriors occupied virtually all the hilltops and many of the ravines, beginning at the river and extending in a huge arc around to your left. The long ridge, 1,000 yards (over 1/2 mile) due east, was a principal position.
"On the second day...H Company had three men killed and twenty-one wounded. We occupied the most exposed position and the Indians had a clear fire at us from four sides, and my only wonder is that every one of us wasn't killed."
Lt. Frank Gibson, H Company