Tag Archives: Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Corporal Charles H. Newell, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Died of Wounds


Following the initial melee at Wounded Knee surrounding the council circle, many of the soldiers of B and K troops, the two units that formed a V around the Lakota men, lay dead or dying.  Correspondent Charles H. Cressey furiously wrote … Continue reading

Posted in Casualties, Enlisted | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Testimony of Captain Edward Settle Godfrey, Commander, D Troop, 7th Cavalry


I here opened fire on the Indians who had crossed the ravine, who were attempting to escape. Captain Edward Settle Godfrey was forty-seven years old and had been with the 7th Cavalry since June 1867 upon graduation from West Point.  … Continue reading

Posted in Officers, Wounded Knee Investigation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Father Francis M. J. Craft – Missionary Wounded in Battle


Just as the tree can be traced from its smallest branches to its root, just so all this Indian trouble can be traced through all its phases to its true cause, starvation, abject misery, and despair, the cause of which is … Continue reading

Posted in Casualties, Newspaper Articles, Wounded Knee Investigation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments