Tag Archives: James Forsyth
Christmas Eve, 1890
Christmas Eve of 1890 saw the nation still riveted by events unfolding in the Dakotas. Sitting Bull had been killed nine days earlier, Big Foot’s band had just eluded capture from Lieutenant Colonel Sumner and were presumed to be headed to … Continue reading
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
Posted in Award Recipients, Officers, Official Reports, Wounded Knee Investigation
Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Battle of Wounded Knee, Big Foot, Brevet, Cavalry, Cavalry Troop, Dakotas, Department of the Missouri, Department of the Platte, Drexel Mission, Forsyth, Fort Riley, Godfrey, James Forsyth, John Gresham, John R. Brooke, Medal of Honor, Military Investigation, Myles Moylan, Nelson A. Miles, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Campaign, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Samuel Whitside, Sioux, Sioux Campaign, White Clay Creek, whitside, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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D Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment Muster Roll
Muster Roll of Captain Edward S. Godfrey’s Troop D of the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry, Army of the United States, (Colonel James W. Forsyth,) from the 31st day of October, 1890 to the 31st day of December, 1890. [Names in … Continue reading
Posted in Muster Rolls
Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Drexel Mission, Edward Godfrey, Forsyth, Fort Riley, James Forsyth, Killed in Action, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, White Clay Creek, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 