Tag Archives: 1891

Colonel Eugene A. Carr, 6th Cavalry, Commander’s Report of the Campaign

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Sam Russell

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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Grabill’s Fighting 7th Officers in Color

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Sam Russell

Recently a cousin of mine, Amy Gigliotti, took up the hobby of colorizing old photographs. She kindly agreed to work on John C. H. Grabill’s photograph, “The Fighting 7th Officers.” After three weeks of diligence and painstaking detail, Amy graciously … Continue reading →

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Letter from Private Thomas McGuire, D Troop, 7th Cavalry

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Sam Russell

My Dear friend we had a pretty hard battle with Big foots band on the 29th Dec. We killed over 300 of them. Private Thomas McGuire was a twenty-four-year-old Irish immigrant in Captain Godfrey’s D Troop.  He enlisted in New … Continue reading →

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