Category Archives: Officers
Samuel M. Whitside letter, Part 1
Originally posted on Regular Cavalry in the Civil War:
Samuel Whitside, courtesy of the David Perrine collection. In a recent trip to the National Archives, friend Samuel Russell came across this letter from his ancestor, Samuel M. Whitside, and was…
Testimony of Captain Edward Settle Godfrey, Commander, D Troop, 7th Cavalry
I here opened fire on the Indians who had crossed the ravine, who were attempting to escape. Captain Edward Settle Godfrey was forty-seven years old and had been with the 7th Cavalry since June 1867 upon graduation from West Point. … Continue reading
Posted in Officers, Wounded Knee Investigation
Tagged 1890, 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Edward Godfrey, ghost dance, Godfrey, Lakota, Miniconjou, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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General Godfrey’s Recollections of Wounded Knee
I rallied my troop on the hill, dismounted to fight on foot, and posted my men in position. Large groups were approaching and opened fire on us. From his retirement home in Cookstown, New Jersey, on May 29, 1931 Brigadier … Continue reading
Posted in Officers, Reminiscences
Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Edward Godfrey, ghost dance, Godfrey, Lakota, Miniconjou, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, White Clay Creek, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 