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General Godfrey’s Recollections of Wounded Knee


I rallied my troop on the hill, dismounted to fight on foot, and posted my men in position.  Large groups were approaching and opened fire on us. From his retirement home in Cookstown, New Jersey, on May 29, 1931 Brigadier … Continue reading

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D Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment Muster Roll


Muster Roll of Captain Edward S. Godfrey’s Troop D of the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry, Army of the United States, (Colonel James W. Forsyth,) from the 31st day of October, 1890 to the 31st day of December, 1890. [Names in … Continue reading

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Second Lieutenant Thomas Quinton Donaldson, C Troop, 7th Cavarly


One of these bucks I took a rifle from; he was lying under a squaw’s blanket with her, and had evidently tried there to shield himself while firing ; both were dead. Lieutenant T. Q. Donaldson was one of the youngest … Continue reading

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