Tag Archives: 1890
John Dunn, Concerned Citizen or Agitator
I told him that I did not want to see one soldier killed or one Indian killed either. That the soldiers did not want to kill any Indians unless they were compelled to. –Mr. John Dunn, cattle rancher Colonel Edwin … Continue reading
Posted in Official Reports, Reminiscences
Tagged 1890, 1891, Big Foot, Cavalry, Cheyenne, Lakota, Pine Ridge, Sioux, South Dakota, Wounded Knee
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Private Matthew Hamilton, G Troop, 7th Cavalry, A Medal of Honor Recipient Lost to History
I believe that his conduct and the example he set the rest of the men of the Troop, entitle him to the Medal of Honor asked for. –Capt. Winfield S. Edgerly On the morning of December 29, 1890, Captain W. … Continue reading
Sting of the Bee: A Day-By-Day Account of Wounded Knee and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890 – 1891 as Recorded in the Omaha Bee
Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. —Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs, 1732 I am proud to introduce my first publication, Sting of the Bee: A Day-By-Day Account of Wounded Knee and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890 – 1891 as Recorded … Continue reading
Posted in Newspaper Articles
Tagged 1890, 1891, 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Battle of Wounded Knee, Cavalry Troop, Charles Cressey, Department of the Platte, ghost dance, Lakota, Nelson A. Miles, Oglala Lakota, Omaha Bee, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Campaign, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, Sitting Bull, White Clay Creek, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 