From Boots & Saddles at the Little Bighorn by James S. Hutchins:
"A" Company--coal black horses
"E" Company--gray horses
"B," "D," "F," "I," and "L" Companies--bays
"H" Company--blood bays
"G" and "K" Companies--sorrels
"C" Company--light sorrels
"M" Company got the left overs, so they were a mix
Trumpeters rode grays; officers usually rode the same color horses as their company
Custer rode a horse called "Vic," a sorrel with four white feet and a blaze on the face.
Captain Miles Keogh rode "Commanche," described as a light bay or buckskin. Keogh commanded Company "I" a bay company.
"E" Company--gray horses
"B," "D," "F," "I," and "L" Companies--bays
"H" Company--blood bays
"G" and "K" Companies--sorrels
"C" Company--light sorrels
"M" Company got the left overs, so they were a mix
Trumpeters rode grays; officers usually rode the same color horses as their company
Custer rode a horse called "Vic," a sorrel with four white feet and a blaze on the face.
Captain Miles Keogh rode "Commanche," described as a light bay or buckskin. Keogh commanded Company "I" a bay company.
That is for the 7th cavalry, of course, so not directly related to Rosebud but I can paint my full regiment to that standard for when I do want to do Little Bighorn. Will continue to 'research' for other cavalry of the period. And just horses in general during the period.
Funny, how now we consider a quick search of the web to be research - which is potentially wildly inaccurate. Though, over time with corrections, a lot of what is on the web will at least be reasonable information - or so it can be hoped. Just have to remember the goal is not precise adherence to history but using history to guide towards a fun game.
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