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Second Lieutenant Sedgwick Rice, E Troop, 7th Cavalry


One of these mounted squaws was armed and fired on our line, and one of the men said then “There is a buck.” And I said “No, it is a squaw, don’t shoot on her,” and he said “Well, by … Continue reading

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Investigation of Acts of Gallantry, Heroism, or Fortitude


The recommendations for brevets or for honorable mention for such field officers is, in the opinion of the department commander, an insult to the memory of the dead, as well as to the brave men living. –Major General Nelson A. … Continue reading

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First Lieutenant William Wallace Robinson, Jr, Adjutant, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry


They turned like a flash of lightning almost, throwing off their blankets, all of them grasping their rifles, and fired a volley into the men to the direction of the battery. At forty-four years of age, First Lieutenant William W. … Continue reading

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