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Lieutenant James D. Mann’s “Incidents of the Wounded Knee Fight”
I thought, “The pity of it! What can they be thinking of?” I knew what must be the inevitable consequence to them with so many soldiers present. On 28 December 1890, First Lieutenant James D. Mann, K Troop 7th Cavalry, … Continue reading
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Sergeant John Franklin Tritle, E Troop, 7th Cavalry – Conspicuous Bravery
Tritle received a slight wound in right hand, but continued in his efforts to dislodge the Indians until disabled by a severe wound in right shoulder. –Adjutant General’s Office Sergeant John F. Tritle, at thirty-four, had been a cavalry trooper … Continue reading
Letter from Private Thomas McGuire, D Troop, 7th Cavalry
My Dear friend we had a pretty hard battle with Big foots band on the 29th Dec. We killed over 300 of them. Private Thomas McGuire was a twenty-four-year-old Irish immigrant in Captain Godfrey’s D Troop. He enlisted in New … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 