Tag Archives: Wounded Knee Massacre
C Troop, 7th Cavalry Regiment, Muster Roll
Muster Roll of Captain Henry Jackson’s Troop C 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 to … Continue reading
First Lieutenant John Chowning Gresham, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Extraordinary Heroism
Send me more men; there is a whole raft of them; let’s get them out; I don’t know what they are. In December 1890, thirty-nine-year-old John Gresham was an experienced officer that had been with the 7th Cavalry for over … Continue reading
Private Harry B. Stone, B Troop, 7th Cavalry – Died of Wounds
The customary volleys were not fired over his grave because the sound of a single shot would have greatly disturbed the friendly Indians and might easily have caused trouble. B Troop at Wounded Knee lost six soldiers killed in action … Continue reading
Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 