Lt. James Bradley

[Diane Merkel]

I have followed Lorna Thackeray's writing for The Billings Gazette for many years. She has retired but still contributes wonderful articles about LBH. Here is a short excerpt from one of her articles that was published on June 25:

Two days later, on June 27, Bradley and his scouts spotted the first of the remains as they scouted ahead. He was among the first to confirm the fate of the Seventh, initially counting 197 bodies buzzing with flies. It was a scene of unimaginable horror.

Article: billingsgazette.com/news/local/lt-james-bradley-early-historian-s-journals-go-silent-in/article_3c81508b-6dd3-5e6d-9a49-46297f35b28e.html

Diane