Here are some Indian accounts from Lakota noon;
Lights; they got within a quarter of a mile of the ford, that’s as close as they got.
Lone Bear; the next soldiers he saw came from the northeast down Nye-Cartwright Ridge, as the soldiers neared the ford, they dismounted and began leading their horses, but they never got to the river. He then goes on the say that the indians had gone after Custer before he reached the river.
Shave Elk; the main body of the soldiers, led by a few troopers out in front, moved down towards the river and halted. They had only stopped for a short time when the Indians crossed over and attacked them. He then goes on the say that the Indians crossed over the river to attack the soldiers.
He Dog; 15 to 20 Indians fought the soldiers from the east side of the stream; they fought him near a dry river bed, but not near the river.
Standing Bear; the Indians crossed the river as soon as Custer came into sight. They took position behind a low ridge and were reinforced rapidly as more warriors crossed over. There was no fighting on the creek.
Bobtail Horse; unquestionably indicated they were on the east bank, on the same side as Custer.
Here is some more, and my apologies if this is someones work and will take them down if any one asks;
Respects Nothing: Claimed Custer never went to the river (Ford B) but moved directly from Luce/Nye/Cartwright to Calhoun Hill.
Hollow Horn Bear: Custer never got closer to the river than the ridge south of [Finley Ridge]. Never got any nearer to the river.” The soldiers fired into the village from this position. In response to the question: Q. Did the Indians cross the river and attack Custer’s soldiers immediately, as soon as they appeared, or were the soldiers in sight over there a considerable time, and what did the soldiers appear to be doing?” “A. Quite a little talk was indulged in before an attack was made on Custer after he was first seen.” The soldiers did not seem to want to cross the river. There was no fighting near the river and the fighting was heavy as it went. The soldiers were dismounted and many of their horses were killed.
Good Voiced Elk: Only a few of these last soldiers had their horses and greys were mixed in with others. The troops who broke off LSH for the river were dismounted.
Iron Hawk: He describes riding downstream and stopping “on the east side of the river at the foot of a gulch [Deep Ravine] that led back up the hill where the second soldier band was….We stayed there awhile waiting for something and there was shooting everywhere. Then I heard a voice crying: ‘Now they are going, they are going!’ We looked up and saw the cavalry horses stampeding. These were all grey horses.” Soldiers began running down the hill, right toward them. Almost all of them were on foot. Iron Hawk said the soldiers were acting strangely, waving their arms as if they were running, but they were only walking, many shooting their guns in the air.
Little Soldier: First the Indians rode to the soldiers holding horses and drove them away to cover. Then the warriors attacked the soldiers on foot. These soldiers lay down, and others got on their knees and others stood. Warriors rode into them.”, Custer’s men dismounted. Their horses got away and ran for the river. Custer’s men were all scattered out.” Little Soldier makes mention of the destruction of “100” horses.
Soldier Wolf: Quite a number of horses were killed there “and two soldiers were killed and left there. The soldier’s horses were run down to the creek, “eighty or ninety head.
John Stands In Timber: Indians coming up the “big ravine” scared the grey horses. They galloped up to where the museum is now, some stampeding the grey horses of E Company.
Two Moons: The Grey Horse Troop was the only company that held its horses. Each man held his own and there was no shooting by them. “They were making preparations.” Two Moons and his warriors swept to the right and north of the ridge. Soldier horses in the gulley—the swale—was turned loose and they fled toward the river. The interpreter’s uncle was a Cheyenne warrior named Roan Bear who was at the battle. Roan Bear told Rowland that the Grey Horse Troop stood its ground at the top of the knoll where the monument now stands, finally releasing their horses because they were hard-pressed and surrounded.
