Tag Archives: Sioux
Watching Big Foot
The Camp of Observation on the Cheyenne River Adapted from remarks delivered by Colonel Samuel L. Russell, U.S. Army retiredto the Order of the Indian Wars Annual Assemblyat Rapid City, South Dakota, September 5, 2024 “Big Foot advi[sed that] no one … Continue reading
Private Walter R. Crickett, I Troop, 7th Cavalry—Campaign Letter
The man that stood next to me was shot down in the first discharge. I fired at the Indian at the same time but only struck him in the leg. He returned my fire and struck my revolver which knocked … Continue reading
First Sergeant Dora Sherman Coffey, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Killed in Action
It was bitterly cold. The warriors’ blankets covered them completely, exposing only their eyes. My first sergeant and I, with a few men, started the search of the line. —Captain Charles A. Varnum Dora S. Coffey, the young twenty-four-year-old first … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 