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Medal of Honor Recipient First Sergeant George Loyd, I Troop, 7th Cavalry
for courage, zeal , and attention to duty in action against hostile Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, especially after having been severely wounded through the lung. Sergeant George Loyd was one of the most experienced non-commissioned officers … Continue reading
Private Herman Granberg, A Troop, 7th Cavalry – Died of Wounds
It would not be economizing fact very much to say that this man was literally shot to pieces. –Assistant Surgeon C. B. Ewing According to the 7th Cavalry field return of 31 December 1890, Captain Moylan’s A Troop suffered a … Continue reading
Major Whitside’s Official Report of the Capture of Big Foot’s Band
Following the battles of Wounded Knee Creek on 29 December and White Clay Creek on 30 December, and the military funeral of thirty 7th Cavalry troopers on 31 December, Major Samuel M. Whitside finally had an opportunity to write his official … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 