Tag Archives: Battle of Wounded Knee
Sergeant John Franklin Tritle, E Troop, 7th Cavalry – Conspicuous Bravery
Tritle received a slight wound in right hand, but continued in his efforts to dislodge the Indians until disabled by a severe wound in right shoulder. –Adjutant General’s Office Sergeant John F. Tritle, at thirty-four, had been a cavalry trooper … Continue reading
Emma Cornelia Sickels – Heroine of Pine Ridge or Self-Promoter
Little Wound’s face grew black. I could see the men tighten their Grasp upon their knives, and knew that my life was in the balance. Breaking from my general theme of this site, I have chosen to write about an … Continue reading
Letter from Private Thomas McGuire, D Troop, 7th Cavalry
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
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 