Tag Archives: Killed in Action
Irish Immigrant Sergeant Robert H. Nettles, E Troop, 7th Cavalry – Killed in Action
Troop “E” 7th Cavalry was deployed in skirmish line along the north side of a ravine from a pocket in which they were endeavoring to drive several Indians who were good shots and doing great injury to the men who … Continue reading
Prussian Butcher Private August Kellner, E Troop, 7th Cavalry – Killed in Action
Private August Kellner was a twenty-nine-year-old Prussian immigrant three months into his second five-year enlistment when he was shot in the head at Wounded Knee. He was one of two soldiers in Captain Ilsley’s E Troop to be killed that … Continue reading
Corporal Charles H. Newell, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Died of Wounds
Following the initial melee at Wounded Knee surrounding the council circle, many of the soldiers of B and K troops, the two units that formed a V around the Lakota men, lay dead or dying. Correspondent Charles H. Cressey furiously wrote … Continue reading