Tag Archives: Big Foot
Christmas Eve, 1890
Christmas Eve of 1890 saw the nation still riveted by events unfolding in the Dakotas. Sitting Bull had been killed nine days earlier, Big Foot’s band had just eluded capture from Lieutenant Colonel Sumner and were presumed to be headed to … Continue reading
Reminiscences of Private Andrew Mitchell Flynn, A Troop Medic, 7th Cavalry
There were four or five Indians lying on the ground with their blankets on, supposedly dead. But suddenly a shot was fired and we saw a man drop. Andrew Mitchell Flynn was a twenty-five-year-old Scottish emigrant and a private in … Continue reading
German Immigrant Private Herman Ziegner, E Troop, 7th Cavalry – Conspicuous Bravery
Ziegner distinguished himself by exposing himself to the fire of the Indians and volunteering to go to the support of Capt. Varnum, and there again attracting attention by his coolness and gallantry. –Adjutant General’s Office Private Herman Ziegner was a … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 