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Sergeant James Henry Ward, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Extraordinary Heroism


Frederic Remington’s “The Opening of the Fight at Wounded,” published in Harper’s Weekly.[1] …continued to fight after being severely wounded. Sergeant James H. Ward was a thirty-six-year-old sergeant in Captain Varnum’s B Troop at Wounded Knee.  He was one of … Continue reading

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The Opening of the Fight at Wounded Knee


There was an instant, and then we heard sounds of firing in the centre of the Indians. ‘Fire!’ I shouted, and we poured it into them. –Lieutenant J. D. Mann– Frederic Remington drew this sketch of the opening shots at … Continue reading

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An Account of the Battle by George R. Brown


It was the bravest thing I ever saw done. There wasn’t a chance for the Indians from the start. We had about six hundred men where they had only one hundred and fifty, and besides they were hindered with their … Continue reading

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