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Lieut. J. C. Gresham’s Account of Wounded Knee
The following article appeared in the 7 February 1891 issue of Harper’s Weekly less than two weeks after the 7th Cavalry Regiment had returned to Fort Riley. In his account, First Lieutenant John C. Gresham provides the first complete narrative … Continue reading
Major Whitside’s Official Report of the Capture of Big Foot’s Band
Following the battles of Wounded Knee Creek on 29 December and White Clay Creek on 30 December, and the military funeral of thirty 7th Cavalry troopers on 31 December, Major Samuel M. Whitside finally had an opportunity to write his official … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 