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Private Adam Neder, A Troop, 7th Cavalry – Distinguished Bravery
…for distinguished bravery on December, 1890, while serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry, during the Sioux Campaign. Adam Neder was a twenty-five-year-old private in Captain Moylan’s A Troop and four years into his first enlistment when he found himself … Continue reading
Immigrant Soldiers – Saddler Frey and Privates Johnson, Logan, and Regan, A Troop, 7th Cavalry – Killed by Gunshot Wounds to the Head
I lost only four men in my Troop, and they were of the guard across and in the vicinity of the ravine to the south and west… Captain Myles Moylan testified to the casualties in his troop on the first day … Continue reading
Private George Hobday, A Troop, 7th Cavalry – the Gallant Cook from Kent, England
..displayed conspicuous and gallant conduct in battle, when voluntarily leaving his work as cook, his gallantry was noticed by several officers. On the morning of December 29, 1890, while troopers of 7th Cavalry’s 1st Battalion were manning their posts as … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 