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Captain Charles Albert Varnum, Commander, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Most Distinguished Gallantry

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Sam Russell

I turned to Major Whitside saying “By God they have broken,” and the Indians faced my troop and the next thing we got a volley, and the shooting was lively. At forty-one, Captain Charles Varnum, was one of the youngest … Continue reading →

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B Troop, 7th Cavalry, Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. 18th, 1891

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Sam Russell

L. T. Butterfield was one of the many photographers that converged on the Pine Ridge Reservation in January 1891 following the affair at Wounded Knee. The photographer from Chadron, Nebraska captured this image of a formation of cavalrymen of B … Continue reading →

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B Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment, Muster Roll

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Sam Russell

Muster Roll of Captain Charles A. Varnum’s Troop B 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 bold are believed … Continue reading →

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