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The Letters of First Sergeant John B. Turney, C Troop, 7th Cavalry
You asked if any of the “friendlies” took the warpath. I should think they did. There were two thousand “Bucks” went out of here the day we had the fight at Wounded Knee. It was them we had the second days … Continue reading
Posted in Enlisted, Personal Letters
Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Drexel Mission, Fort Riley, ghost dance, Lakota, 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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Captain Henry Jackson, Commander, C Troop, 7th Cavalry
Immediately after the volley, from 100 to 150 Indians rode up on three sides and opened fire on us. We fell back about 400 yards to a good position and stood them off. At fifty-three years of age, Captain Henry … Continue reading
Posted in Officers, Wounded Knee Investigation
Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Drexel Mission, Fort Riley, ghost dance, Lakota, 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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First Lieutenant John Chowning Gresham, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Extraordinary Heroism
Send me more men; there is a whole raft of them; let’s get them out; I don’t know what they are. In December 1890, thirty-nine-year-old John Gresham was an experienced officer that had been with the 7th Cavalry for over … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Big Foot, Cavalry, Drexel Mission, Forsyth, Fort Riley, ghost dance, John Gresham, Lakota, Medal of Honor, 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 