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Private William S. Mezo, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Killed in Action


Private William S. Mezo was one of the new recruits that joined Captain Charles A. Varnum’s B Troop at Pine Ridge on 6 December three weeks prior to the battle at Wounded Knee Creek.  He was twenty-five years of age … Continue reading

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Captain Charles Albert Varnum, Commander, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Most Distinguished Gallantry


I turned to Major Whitside saying “By God they have broken,” and the Indians faced my troop and the next thing we got a volley, and the shooting was lively. At forty-one, Captain Charles Varnum, was one of the youngest … Continue reading

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B Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment, Muster Roll


Muster Roll of Captain Charles A. Varnum’s Troop B 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 … Continue reading

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