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The Letters of First Sergeant John B. Turney, C Troop, 7th Cavalry
You asked if any of the “friendlies” took the warpath. I should think they did. There were two thousand “Bucks” went out of here the day we had the fight at Wounded Knee. It was them we had the second days … Continue reading
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Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 