Original Burial Site of US Army officer killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. On June 14, 1872, 2nd Lt Harrington graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. In October of 1872. He was assigned to Company C, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment at Charlotte, N.C. The commanding officer of Company C was two time Medal of Honor recipient and LTC George A Custer's brother, Captain Thomas Custer. Harrington participated in the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873. In 1874 he was the post adjutant at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory. During July and August of 1874, Harrington was on the 7th Cavalry's Black Hills Expedition. And in the days before the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Harrington accompanied Major Marcus Reno on the scouting mission up the Powder River. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Capt Custer was assigned as LTC Custer's Aide-de-Camp. In Capt Custer's absence, Harrington became the acting commander of Company C. During the Battle of the Little Bighorn Company C took a position on flanks of Company L. After the battle 15 bodies, including two sergeants, from C Company were found in this area. Later battlefield excavations (recovered cartridge casings and impacted bullets) in addition to Lakota/Cheyenne accounts of the battle, indicated that Companies C and L were involved in heavy fighting, while keeping their skirmish line in good order. Harrington's body was never identified. His unidentified remains were likely buried where they had been found. In 1881 all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on Last Stand Hill. The remains of only three officers from the Battle of the Little Bighorn were not identified (Harrington, Porter and Sturgis). Of those three...Harrington was the only one that neither his clothing nor personal property was ever found. Sometime after 1890 a marker with Harrington's name was placed on Last Stand Hill. This marker does not represented Harrington's burial site. The purpose of the marker was to be a memorial to Harrington's memory. Lt Harrington was survived by his wife, Grace Berard Harrington, and two children, Grace Alien and Harry Berard.
Original Burial Site of US Army officer killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. On June 14, 1872, 2nd Lt Harrington graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. In October of 1872. He was assigned to Company C, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment at Charlotte, N.C. The commanding officer of Company C was two time Medal of Honor recipient and LTC George A Custer's brother, Captain Thomas Custer. Harrington participated in the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873. In 1874 he was the post adjutant at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory. During July and August of 1874, Harrington was on the 7th Cavalry's Black Hills Expedition. And in the days before the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Harrington accompanied Major Marcus Reno on the scouting mission up the Powder River. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Capt Custer was assigned as LTC Custer's Aide-de-Camp. In Capt Custer's absence, Harrington became the acting commander of Company C. During the Battle of the Little Bighorn Company C took a position on flanks of Company L. After the battle 15 bodies, including two sergeants, from C Company were found in this area. Later battlefield excavations (recovered cartridge casings and impacted bullets) in addition to Lakota/Cheyenne accounts of the battle, indicated that Companies C and L were involved in heavy fighting, while keeping their skirmish line in good order. Harrington's body was never identified. His unidentified remains were likely buried where they had been found. In 1881 all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on Last Stand Hill. The remains of only three officers from the Battle of the Little Bighorn were not identified (Harrington, Porter and Sturgis). Of those three...Harrington was the only one that neither his clothing nor personal property was ever found. Sometime after 1890 a marker with Harrington's name was placed on Last Stand Hill. This marker does not represented Harrington's burial site. The purpose of the marker was to be a memorial to Harrington's memory. Lt Harrington was survived by his wife, Grace Berard Harrington, and two children, Grace Alien and Harry Berard.
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