Tag Archives: Lakota
First Lieutenant Ernest Albert Garlington, A Troop, 7th Cavalry – Distinguished Gallantry
Garlington promptly took his place among the fighting men and kneeling in plain view of Indians who, not 30 yards away, were pouring a galling fire into his little party, he continued the fight against overwhelming odds and held the … Continue reading
Posted in Award Recipients, Officers
Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Affray at Brownsville, Big Foot, Cavalry, Charles Ewing, Ernest Garlington, Fort Riley, Greely Expedition, Inspector General, James Forsyth, Lakota, Medal of Honor, Miniconjou, Myles Moylan, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Flight of Big Foot’s Band: Lieutenant Colonel Edwin V. Sumner’s Report
I was not aware that Big Foot or his people were considered hostile, and am now at a loss to understand why they were so considered, every act of theirs being within my experience directly to the contrary, and reports … Continue reading
Posted in Officers, Official Reports
Tagged 1890, Cavalry, cheyenne River Agency, Hunkpapa, Lakota, Miniconjou, Oglala Lakota, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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John Dunn, Concerned Citizen or Agitator
I told him that I did not want to see one soldier killed or one Indian killed either. That the soldiers did not want to kill any Indians unless they were compelled to. –Mr. John Dunn, cattle rancher Colonel Edwin … Continue reading
Posted in Official Reports, Reminiscences
Tagged 1890, 1891, Big Foot, Cavalry, Cheyenne, Lakota, Pine Ridge, Sioux, South Dakota, Wounded Knee
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Sam Russell
