Tag Archives: Fort Riley
Lieut. J. C. Gresham’s Account of Wounded Knee
The following article appeared in the 7 February 1891 issue of Harper’s Weekly less than two weeks after the 7th Cavalry Regiment had returned to Fort Riley. In his account, First Lieutenant John C. Gresham provides the first complete narrative … Continue reading
Sergeant Major Richard W. Corwine, 7th Cavalry Regiment, Killed in Action
When I die nobody will ever know more of me than now. On November 27, 1868, on the Washita River, the 7th Cavalry Regiment’s sergeant major, Walter P. Kennedy, was killed in action along with Major Joel H. Elliott and … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 