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Captain Myles Moylan, Commander of A Troop, 7th Cavalry
…when the Indians opened fire it was regardless of the consequences to their women and children and to the inevitable destruction of them. Such Was the testimony on January 7, 1891, of the grizzled fifty-two-year-old commander of A Troop, 7th … Continue reading
Private George Hobday, A Troop, 7th Cavalry – the Gallant Cook from Kent, England
..displayed conspicuous and gallant conduct in battle, when voluntarily leaving his work as cook, his gallantry was noticed by several officers. On the morning of December 29, 1890, while troopers of 7th Cavalry’s 1st Battalion were manning their posts as … 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
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 