Tag Archives: Miniconjou
At The Dance
Big Foot, ordered all the Indians belonging to the ghost dance to procure all the guns and cartridges possible to obtain and to stay together in one camp. There is no longer any doubt that the Indians are all well … Continue reading
Private William S. Mezo, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Killed in Action
Private William S. Mezo was one of the new recruits that joined Captain Charles A. Varnum’s B Troop at Pine Ridge on 6 December three weeks prior to the battle at Wounded Knee Creek. He was twenty-five years of age … Continue reading
Captain Charles Albert Varnum, Commander, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Most Distinguished Gallantry
I turned to Major Whitside saying “By God they have broken,” and the Indians faced my troop and the next thing we got a volley, and the shooting was lively. At forty-one, Captain Charles Varnum, was one of the youngest … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Charles Varnum, Drexel Mission, Fort Riley, Lakota, Little Bighorn, Medal of Honor, Military Investigation, Miniconjou, Oglala Lakota, 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 