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First Lieutenant John Chowning Gresham, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Extraordinary Heroism
Send me more men; there is a whole raft of them; let’s get them out; I don’t know what they are. In December 1890, thirty-nine-year-old John Gresham was an experienced officer that had been with the 7th Cavalry for over … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Drexel Mission, Forsyth, Fort Riley, ghost dance, John Gresham, Lakota, Medal of Honor, Miniconjou, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, White Clay Creek, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Private Harry B. Stone, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Died of Wounds
The customary volleys were not fired over his grave because the sound of a single shot would have greatly disturbed the friendly Indians and might easily have caused trouble. B Troop at Wounded Knee lost six soldiers killed in action … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890, 1891, 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Died of Wounds, Fort Riley, ghost dance, Lakota, Miniconjou, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Corporal Harry Wadsworth Capron, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Extraordinary Gallantry
…rushing forward and saving the life of a wounded sergeant of his troop by disabling his assailant. Harry W. Capron had turned twenty-four just a few short weeks prior to the battle at Wounded Knee Creek where he served as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890, 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Certificate of Merit, Fort Riley, Lakota, Miniconjou, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 