Tag Archives: 1890
Hunting for Big Foot, part 2: 24 December 1890.
I fear to leave this vicinity in pursuit of Big Foot as he might turn north and commit depredations.–Maj. Gen. N. A. Miles This day 125 years ago… the hunt for Big Foot began in earnest as forces were directed … Continue reading
Colonel Eugene A. Carr, 6th Cavalry, Commander’s Report of the Campaign
I found the Indians retiring, though still firing, and pursued them for some distance towards their camp, when as night was falling and they were fully repulsed and the policy was not to bring on an engagement, I returned. Colonel … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890, 1891, 6th Cavalry, Eugene A. Carr, Grass Creek, Medal of Honor, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux
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G Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment Muster Roll
Muster Roll of Captain Winfield S. Edgerly’s Troop G of the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry, Army of the United States, (Colonel James W. Forsyth,) from the 31st day of October, 1890 to the 31st day of December, 1890. [Names in bold are believed to have … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 