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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
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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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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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Sergeant Arthur C. Dyer, A Troop, 7th Cavalry – Killed in Action
Killed by “Gunshot wound of chest, penetrating” during engagement with Big Foot Band, hostile Sioux Indians, at Wounded Knee Post Office, S. D. Dec. 29, ’90. Sergeant Dyer had been with the A Troop for over eight and a half … Continue reading
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Tagged 1890, 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Fort Riley, Killed in Action, Lakota, Miniconjou, Myles Moylan, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Army at Wounded Knee 