Tag Archives: Wounded Knee
Emma Cornelia Sickels – Heroine of Pine Ridge or Self-Promoter
Little Wound’s face grew black. I could see the men tighten their Grasp upon their knives, and knew that my life was in the balance. Breaking from my general theme of this site, I have chosen to write about an … Continue reading
Letter from Private Thomas McGuire, D Troop, 7th Cavalry
My Dear friend we had a pretty hard battle with Big foots band on the 29th Dec. We killed over 300 of them. Private Thomas McGuire was a twenty-four-year-old Irish immigrant in Captain Godfrey’s D Troop. He enlisted in New … Continue reading
Irish Immigrant Private Thomas Sullivan, E Troop, 7th Cavalry – Conspicuous Bravery
Throughout the engagement he was conspicuous by his bravery, and I took occasion, while still on the field, to refer to his excellent conduct. –Lieutenant H. G. Sickel Thirty-one year-old Private Thomas Sullivan had little more than a year in … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Cavalry, 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States), Battle of Wounded Knee, Cavalry, Cavalry Troop, Lakota, Medal of Honor, Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Sioux, Wounded Knee, Wounded Knee Creek, Wounded Knee Massacre
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Sam Russell
Army at Wounded Knee 