Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§427 Site of Battle with Sioux Indians; Purchase; Erection of Monument
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 427
Summary
Secretary of the Interior must acquire up to 160 acres at the Sioux battle site of Majors Marcus A. Reno and Frederick W. Benteen and erect a monument and tablet.
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Title 16, §427
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, such land as may be deemed appropriate, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, on the site of the battle with the Sioux Indians in which the commands of Major Marcus A. Reno and Major Frederick W. Benteen were engaged, and to erect thereon a suitable monument and historical tablet.
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16 U.S.C. § 427
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102