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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Kane, William
1834, County Kerry, Ireland

Soldier
21 November 1872
Private, Company C
Not present due to illness
2 November 1879, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section I, Grave 5634



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Kanipe, Daniel Alexander
15 April 1853, Marion, North Carolina

12 April 1877 to Missouri Ann Wycoff Bobo, widow of L. Edwin Bobo
Farmer
7 August 1872, Lincolntown, North Carolina
Sergeant, Company C
With Custer's Column and in hilltop fight
18 July 1926, Marion, North Carolina
Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, North Carolina
Section 2 South, Plot 2



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Katzenmaier, Jacob
Jacob Katzemeir, Katzenmis, Katzmeir
1852, Germany
Baker
27 March 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
27 January 1880, Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
Erysipelas of the head and face
Fort Meade National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota
Section 1, Row 3, Grave 2



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Kavanagh, John
1850, Rascommon, Ireland
Teamster
3 January 1872
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown


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Kavanagh, Thomas G.
1844, Dublin, Ireland
Farmer
16 January 1873
Private, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Kavanaugh, Charles
1840, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tobacconist
13 September 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
14 February 1886, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section K, Grave 6462


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Keefe, John J.
8 February 1855, County Kerry, Ireland
Shoemaker
11 April 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
Unknown
Unknown


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Keegan, Michael
1826 or 1832, Wexford, Ireland
Soldier
6 August 1872
Private, Company L
Not present, detached service at Powder River, guarding company's property
10 July 1900, Chicago, Illinois
Unmarked Grave, Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
11 November 1999, Fort Sheridan Cemetery, Highwood, Illinois


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Keller, John J.
1846, Lancaster, Smith County, Tennessee
Soldier
19 October 1873
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
8 February 1913, Butte, Montana
Resurrection Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana



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Kelley, George
1 January 1847, New York, New York
Soldier
16 April 1875
Private, Company H
Not present, detached service with General Terry's column
21 October 1922, Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
Section 30, Row 2, Site 24



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Kellogg, Marcus Henry
31 March 1833, Brighton, Ontario, Canada
Son of Simon Kellogg and Lorenda Whelpley Kellogg
May 1861, Martha L. Robinson (d. 18 May 1867)
5 February 1862, Cora Sue Kellogg
20 August 1863, Martha Grace Kellogg
Newspaper Correspondent
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Kelly, James
1840, Boston, Massachusetts
Soldier
28 August 1866
Private, Company H
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown


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Kelly, James
1852, Bangor, Maine
Plumber

4 January 1876
Trumpeter, Company B
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown


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Kelly, John P.
1848, Easton, Pennsylvania

Soldier
3 January 1872
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Kelly, Patrick
1841, County Mayo, Ireland

Soldier
13 September 1871
Private, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Kennedy, Francis Johnson
Francis Johnson
12 May 1854, Pacific, Missouri
(Gravestone has 1858)
Peter Kennedy
Ellen Johnson Kennedy
1882, Mary E. Hogan (1861-1913)
Francis Thomas Kennedy (1897-1945)
Laborer
September 27, 1875
Private, Company I
With pack train and in hilltop fight
9 January 1924, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
12 January 1924, Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Grave 1, Lot 5, Block 25, Section 40




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Kenny, Michael
1849, Galway, Ireland

Soldier
7 March 1876
First Sergeant, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Keogh, Myles Walter
25 March 1842, County Carlow, Ireland

Unknown
9 April 1862
Captain, Company I,
Commanded Battalion
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield
26 October 1877, Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York
Section 74 (Mount Hope)



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Kerr, Denis
1820, Antrim, Ireland
Soldier

13 March 1872
Private, Company A
Not present, detached service, tending the company garden at Ft. Abe Lincoln
21 March 1890, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section K, Grave 6493



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Kilfoyle, Martin
1853, County Clare, Ireland
Laborer

4 December 1874
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
9 December 1894, Washington, D.C.
Unknown



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Kimm, John G.
1847, New York, New York
Soldier

18 January 1872
Private, Company E
With pack train and in hilltop fight
7 February 1909, Soldiers Home, Johnson City, Tennessee
Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee
Section B, Row 4, Grave 2



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King, George H.
1848, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unknown

2 October 1875
Corporal, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
2 July 1876, Pease Bottom, Montana Territory
Pease Bottom, Montana
1917, Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana, Section B, Grave 1418



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King, John
1849, Basel, Switzerland
Horseshoer

22 September 1875
Blacksmith, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Kipp, Fremont
17 October 1856, Noble Hill, Noble County, Ohio
Laborer

2 December 1872
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
25 June 1926, Attended 50th Anniversary at Crow Agency, Montana
16 January 1938, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Section M, Grave 9913

Fremont Kipp


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Klawitter, Ferdinand
19 June 1836, Conitz, Berlin, Germany
Soldier

20 January 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service at Fort Lincoln, tending the garden
17 May 1924, Nax, North Dakota
St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, North Dakota

Ferdinand Klawitter


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Klein, Gustav
1847, Wurtemburg, Germany
Soldier

15 March 1871
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Klein, Nickolas
1849 [gravestone has 1851], Bavaria, Germany
Butcher

21 February 1872, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service at Fort Lincoln caring for company property
18 July 1904, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County,Ohio
West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio



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Klotzbucher, Henry
1848, Baden, Germany
Cooper

4 October 1873
Private, Company M
Killed in valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Knapp, Samuel S.
1848, St. Armonds, New York
Carpenter

15 April 1876
Private, Company L
Not present, enroute
Unknown
Unknown



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Knauth, Herman
1838, Dammendorf, Prussia
Merchant

31 January 1872
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Knecht, Andrew
Andrew Knight, Knect, Knicht
12 April 1853, Cincinnati, Ohio
Josephine, d. 10 September 1899
Butcher

22 September 1873, St. Louis Barracks
Private, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Kneubuhler, Joseph
1850, Lucerne, Switzerland
Musician

14 March 1872
Private, Band
Not present, detached service with the Band
21 January 1917, San Diego, California
Unknown



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Korn, Gustave
1852, Spallow, Silesia
Clerk

17 May 1873, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company I
With Custer's Column and in the hilltop fight
29 December 1890, Wounded Knee, S.D.
Gunshot wound in the head
Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
Post Cemetery, Fort Riley, Kansas
Section D, Grave 119



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Kramer, William Wells
1848, Reading, Pennsylvania
Painter

7 October 1875
Trumpeter, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Kretchmer, Joseph
1833, Silesia, Germany
Unknown

5 September 1866, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight, wounded
19 April 1928, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section L, Grave 9033



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Krusee, Henry Melanchton (Gravestone has Harry M. Krusee)
Melanchton H. Crussy
5 October 1840, New York, New York

Clerk
10 September 1866, Fort Riley, Kansas
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
at Powder River, Montana
3 June 1925, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota
Hot Springs National Cemetery, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota


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Kuehl, Jesse
1854, Los Angeles, California
Farmer

9 October 1875
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown

   
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