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Captain Henry Wessells (1846 - 1929)

Mentioned in Dee Brown's book : Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee..In reference to the Fort Robinson Massacre of jan 9-22, 1879= Captain Henry W. Wessells, Jr., Company H, 3rd Cavalry (Wounded)see: reporte...

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Captain Henry Wessells (1846 - 1929)

Mentioned in Dee Brown's book : Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee..In reference to the Fort Robinson Massacre of jan 9-22, 1879= Captain Henry W. Wessells, Jr., Company H, 3rd Cavalry (Wounded)see: reporte...

3/25/2021

Willy Twiss (deceased)

"was one of those who helped bury the dead at Wounded Knee"Read more: Willy married Elizabeth (Lizzy) Cuny, whose father, Adolph Cuny, had owned Three Mile Ranch (near Ft. Laramie) where Calamity Ja...

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Willy Twiss (deceased)

"was one of those who helped bury the dead at Wounded Knee"Read more: Willy married Elizabeth (Lizzy) Cuny, whose father, Adolph Cuny, had owned Three Mile Ranch (near Ft. Laramie) where Calamity Ja...

9/12/2018

Horned Cloud (b. - 1890)

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Find a Grave Birth: 1822 Lincoln County Nebraska, USADeath: Dec. 10, 1909 Pine Ridge Shannon County South Dakota, USARed Cloud, "Head Man" of the Oglala Lakota, for years frustrated efforts of the Un...

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Find a Grave Birth: 1822 Lincoln County Nebraska, USADeath: Dec. 10, 1909 Pine Ridge Shannon County South Dakota, USARed Cloud, "Head Man" of the Oglala Lakota, for years frustrated efforts of the Un...

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August Hettinger (1867 - 1939)

Company H of the 8th Infantry who was, in December 1890, assigned to a light artillery unit that came to the field of Wounded Knee the day after the killing * wrote of the Indian War experiences and wa...

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August Hettinger (1867 - 1939)

Company H of the 8th Infantry who was, in December 1890, assigned to a light artillery unit that came to the field of Wounded Knee the day after the killing * wrote of the Indian War experiences and wa...

6/20/2017

James H. Ward (1858 - 1901)

President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant James Ward, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 December ...

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James H. Ward (1858 - 1901)

President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant James Ward, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 December ...

11/12/2014

Joshua Byron Hartzog (1866 - 1939)

President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the==Medal of Honor==to HARTZOG, JOSHUA B. Rank and Organization: Private, Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery. Place a...

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Joshua Byron Hartzog (1866 - 1939)

President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the==Medal of Honor==to HARTZOG, JOSHUA B. Rank and Organization: Private, Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery. Place a...

11/12/2014

Paul H. Weinert (1869 - 1919)

President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Paul H. Weinert, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 Dece...

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Paul H. Weinert (1869 - 1919)

President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Paul H. Weinert, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 Dece...

11/12/2014

Jacob Trautman (1840 - 1898)

Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a First Sergeant in the United States Army in Company I, 7th US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on December 29, 1890 at Wo...

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Jacob Trautman (1840 - 1898)

Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a First Sergeant in the United States Army in Company I, 7th US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on December 29, 1890 at Wo...

11/12/2014

Twenty-six-year-old Lieutenant Guy Henry Preston was the youngest officer at Wounded Knee. He was assigned to the 9th Cavalry and was serving as a platoon leader in A Troop, U.S. Indian Scouts. He was ...

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Twenty-six-year-old Lieutenant Guy Henry Preston was the youngest officer at Wounded Knee. He was assigned to the 9th Cavalry and was serving as a platoon leader in A Troop, U.S. Indian Scouts. He was ...

11/12/2014

1st Lt. John Kinzie (1850 - 1914)

First Lieutenant John Kinzie was the forty-year-old Acting Adjutant of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and was present at Wounded Knee as an observer. He was wounded in the foot during the opening volley. He...

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1st Lt. John Kinzie (1850 - 1914)

First Lieutenant John Kinzie was the forty-year-old Acting Adjutant of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and was present at Wounded Knee as an observer. He was wounded in the foot during the opening volley. He...

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Thirty-four-year-old First Lieutenant Charles William Taylor, 9th Cavalry, commanded A Troop, U.S. Indian Scouts, at Wounded Knee and White Clay Creek. He retired from the Army as a Colonel in 1916 and...

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Thirty-four-year-old First Lieutenant Charles William Taylor, 9th Cavalry, commanded A Troop, U.S. Indian Scouts, at Wounded Knee and White Clay Creek. He retired from the Army as a Colonel in 1916 and...

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Thirty-six-year-old Lieutenant Edwin Parker Brewer was the First Lieutenant of Captain Edgerly’s G Troop, 7th Cavalry and was on duty with his unit at Wounded Knee. He retired at the rank of Colonel in...

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Thirty-six-year-old Lieutenant Edwin Parker Brewer was the First Lieutenant of Captain Edgerly’s G Troop, 7th Cavalry and was on duty with his unit at Wounded Knee. He retired at the rank of Colonel in...

11/11/2014

Lieutenant Thomas Quinton Donaldson, Jr., the twenty-six-year-old platoon leader in Captain Jackson’s C Troop, 7th Cavalry, was one of the youngest officers on the field at Wounded Knee. He retired as ...

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Lieutenant Thomas Quinton Donaldson, Jr., the twenty-six-year-old platoon leader in Captain Jackson’s C Troop, 7th Cavalry, was one of the youngest officers on the field at Wounded Knee. He retired as ...

11/11/2014

William Jones Nicholson, was the thirty-four-year-old First Lieutenant normally assigned to Captain Nowlan’s I Troop, 7th Cavalry. At Wounded Knee he was serving as Whitside’s Acting Adjutant of First ...

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William Jones Nicholson, was the thirty-four-year-old First Lieutenant normally assigned to Captain Nowlan’s I Troop, 7th Cavalry. At Wounded Knee he was serving as Whitside’s Acting Adjutant of First ...

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Thirty-six-year-old First Lieutenant Loyd Stone McCormick served as the Acting Regimental Adjutant of 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee and White Clay. He retired as a Colonel in 1914 and died in 1928.

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Thirty-six-year-old First Lieutenant Loyd Stone McCormick served as the Acting Regimental Adjutant of 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee and White Clay. He retired as a Colonel in 1914 and died in 1928.

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John van Rennselaer Hoff was born at Mt. Morris, N. Y., on April 11, 1848, the son of Colonel Alexander H. Hoff. He received his B.A. degree in 1871 and the M. A. degree in 1874 from Union University, ...

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John van Rennselaer Hoff was born at Mt. Morris, N. Y., on April 11, 1848, the son of Colonel Alexander H. Hoff. He received his B.A. degree in 1871 and the M. A. degree in 1874 from Union University, ...

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Charles Stillman Ilsley. At the age of fifty-three, he was the senior captain in the 7th Cavalry and was commanding E Troop and the regiment’s Second Battalion at Wounded Knee. He had been with the reg...

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Charles Stillman Ilsley. At the age of fifty-three, he was the senior captain in the 7th Cavalry and was commanding E Troop and the regiment’s Second Battalion at Wounded Knee. He had been with the reg...

11/11/2014

. Gen. William W. Robinson, Jr. was born to William W. Robinson Sr, and Sarah Fisk Robinson April 2, 1846, he died March 24, 1917 in Washington, D.C. He was mustered in to Co E., 7th Wi Vol Inf. on Mar...

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. Gen. William W. Robinson, Jr. was born to William W. Robinson Sr, and Sarah Fisk Robinson April 2, 1846, he died March 24, 1917 in Washington, D.C. He was mustered in to Co E., 7th Wi Vol Inf. on Mar...

11/11/2014

Lt. James DeFrees Mann (1854 - 1891)

Lt. James DeFrees Mann Find A Grave Memorial ID # 49253770 James D. Mann graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1877 and served with the 7th U.S. Cavalry for over 13 years. As a plat...

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Lt. James DeFrees Mann (1854 - 1891)

Lt. James DeFrees Mann Find A Grave Memorial ID # 49253770 James D. Mann graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1877 and served with the 7th U.S. Cavalry for over 13 years. As a plat...

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2nd Lt. George Wallace was second in command of Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25-26, 1876. He survived the battle. Of him, a Herald correspondent writ...

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2nd Lt. George Wallace was second in command of Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25-26, 1876. He survived the battle. Of him, a Herald correspondent writ...

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Jackson, the fifty-three-year-old Captain of C Troop, 7th Cavalry, commanded his troop at Wounded Knee and White Clay Creek. He had been with the regiment since 1866, but was on detached service during...

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Jackson, the fifty-three-year-old Captain of C Troop, 7th Cavalry, commanded his troop at Wounded Knee and White Clay Creek. He had been with the regiment since 1866, but was on detached service during...

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Thirty-six-year-old Lieutenant Horatio Gates Sickel, Jr., was on duty as the Second Lieutenant of Captain Ilsley’s E Troop, 7th Cavalry, at Wounded Knee. He was commended by the Commanding General of t...

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Thirty-six-year-old Lieutenant Horatio Gates Sickel, Jr., was on duty as the Second Lieutenant of Captain Ilsley’s E Troop, 7th Cavalry, at Wounded Knee. He was commended by the Commanding General of t...

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Colonel Selah R. H. "Tommy" TOMPKINS,served in the U.S. Army 43 Years and rode against the Sioux in the Battle of Wounded Knee and was with John "Black Jack" Pershing in Mexico. He retired as Commander...

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Colonel Selah R. H. "Tommy" TOMPKINS,served in the U.S. Army 43 Years and rode against the Sioux in the Battle of Wounded Knee and was with John "Black Jack" Pershing in Mexico. He retired as Commander...

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Lieutenant, Company D, 7th US Cavalry. During the Battle of the Little Big Horn, he was with Benteen's Battalion, and fought in the hilltop fight, surviving the battle. The son of Josiah B. and Cordeli...

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Lieutenant, Company D, 7th US Cavalry. During the Battle of the Little Big Horn, he was with Benteen's Battalion, and fought in the hilltop fight, surviving the battle. The son of Josiah B. and Cordeli...

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Colonel Ezra B. Fuller (1848 - 1925)

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Col Sedgwick Rice (1860 - 1925)

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Settle Godfrey (October 9, 1843 – April 1, 1932) was a United States Army Brigadier General who received the Medal of Honor for leadership as a captain during the Indian Wars.Early life and educationGo...

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Settle Godfrey (October 9, 1843 – April 1, 1932) was a United States Army Brigadier General who received the Medal of Honor for leadership as a captain during the Indian Wars.Early life and educationGo...

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John Chowning Gresham (1851 - 1926)

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the ==Medal of Honor==to First Lieutenant (Cavalry) John Chowning Gresham , United States Army, for ...

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John Chowning Gresham (1851 - 1926)

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the ==Medal of Honor==to First Lieutenant (Cavalry) John Chowning Gresham , United States Army, for ...

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Albert Varnum (June 21, 1849 - February 26, 1936) was a career United States Army officer. He was most noted as the commander of the scouts for George Armstrong Custer in the Little Bighorn Campaign du...

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Albert Varnum (June 21, 1849 - February 26, 1936) was a career United States Army officer. He was most noted as the commander of the scouts for George Armstrong Custer in the Little Bighorn Campaign du...

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Capt. Myles Moylan, Medal of Honor (1838 - 1909)

"Charles Thomas"

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain Myles Moylan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 Sept...

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Capt. Myles Moylan, Medal of Honor (1838 - 1909)

"Charles Thomas"

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain Myles Moylan, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 Sept...

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Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. The son of a South Carolina Militia general who served the Confederacy during the Civil War, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at ...

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Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. The son of a South Carolina Militia general who served the Confederacy during the Civil War, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at ...

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General Samuel M. Whitside was a United States Cavalry officer who served from 1858 to 1902. He commanded at every level from company to department for 32 of his 43 years in service, including Army pos...

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General Samuel M. Whitside was a United States Cavalry officer who served from 1858 to 1902. He commanded at every level from company to department for 32 of his 43 years in service, including Army pos...

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LeRoy Hawthorne (November 27, 1859 – April 10, 1948) a Medal of Honor recipient.Awarded Medal of Honor 11 October 1892 for gallantry, coolness, discretion and effect in handling and serving the guns of...

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LeRoy Hawthorne (November 27, 1859 – April 10, 1948) a Medal of Honor recipient.Awarded Medal of Honor 11 October 1892 for gallantry, coolness, discretion and effect in handling and serving the guns of...

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Capron (1846–1898), was a Captain in the United States Army.Life before the Spanish-American WarCapron was born in 1846 to Harriet and Erastus A. Capron. 1847 brought the death of Erastus in the Mexica...

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Capron (1846–1898), was a Captain in the United States Army.Life before the Spanish-American WarCapron was born in 1846 to Harriet and Erastus A. Capron. 1847 brought the death of Erastus in the Mexica...

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William Forsyth (August 8, 1835 – October 24, 1906) was a U.S. Army officer and general. He was primarily a Union staff officer during the American Civil War and cavalry regimental commander during the...

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William Forsyth (August 8, 1835 – October 24, 1906) was a U.S. Army officer and general. He was primarily a Union staff officer during the American Civil War and cavalry regimental commander during the...

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to Wikipedia, he was not Big Foot's biological father:After Lone Horn's death his adopted son Spotted Elk eventually became chief of the Minneconjou and was later killed along with his people at the Wo...

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to Wikipedia, he was not Big Foot's biological father:After Lone Horn's death his adopted son Spotted Elk eventually became chief of the Minneconjou and was later killed along with his people at the Wo...

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