Tag Archives: Cavalry
Captain Henry James Nowlan, Commander, I Troop 7th Cavalry—Gallant Service
Don’t fire, let them go, they are squaws…. Here come the bucks; give it to them! At the age of fifty-three–fifty-four according to British records–Captain Henry James Nowlan was the oldest of the 7th Cavalry officers, save that of Colonel … Continue reading
Captain Winfield Scott Edgerly, Commander, G Troop, 7th Cavalry
Several of these Indians were wounded, and I had my dressers care for the wounds dressing a child’s wound myself. Captain Winfield Scott Edgerly was forty-four years old at Wounded Knee. He joined the 7th cavalry two decades earlier after … Continue reading
Sergeant William Grafton Austin, E Troop, 7th Cavalry – Conspicuous Gallantry
He displayed great bravery in crossing the ravine under a hot fire and maintained his position there until his troop was withdrawn at the time the Hotchkiss gun was put in position. –Lieutenant Sedgwick Rice Sergeant William G. Austin had … Continue reading
Sam Russell
