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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Saas, William
1848, Strausburg, Germany

Cigarmaker
2 January 1872, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private, Company I
Not present, detached service at Fort Abraham Lincoln
Unknown
Unknown



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Sadler, William
10 February 1855, Frankfurt, Germany

Saddler
9 August 1875, New York, New York
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service at Powder River
12 November 1921, Bismarck, North Dakota
Diabetes
13 November 1921, Linton Cemetery, Linton, Emmons County, North Dakota



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Sager, Hiram Wallace
27 November 1850, Westport, New York
Margaret A. Easton (1856-1932)
Laura W. (1883-1909), Bertha Agnes (1887-1955)
Farmer
26 October 1872, Troy, New York
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
21 December 1907, Spokane, Washington
Choleceptitis, infectious phlebitis, nephritis, Bright's disease
23 December 1907, Greeenwood Cemetery, Spokane, Washington
23 October 1932, Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Washington
Space 3, Group 13, Block 28


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St. John, Ludwick
3 March 1848, Columbia, Missouri

Farmer
15 December 1869, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Private, 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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Sanders, Charles (buried as Charles Saunders)
8 May 1842, Altenburg, Germany
Laborer
26 January 1872, Chicago, Illinois
Private, Company D
Orderly for Lt. Edgerly; in hilltop fight
29 August 1915, Lincoln, Nebraska
Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska


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Saunders, Richard D.
Richard Sanders
1853, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Stonemason
16 August 1875
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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Schele, Henry
Charles Schele or Schoole
1843, Hanover, Germany
Laborer
5 December 1867, New York, New York
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Schlafer, Christian
March 1846, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Soldier
24 March 1875, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
11 February 1905, Cincinnati, Ohio
Brochial pneumonia and acute phthisis
Walnut Hills Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Grave E, Lot 487, Section 10


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Schleiffarth, Paul Friedrich Gottlieb
1839, Berlin, Germany
Private, Company A, 1st Missouri Cavalry
1 August 1861 - 30 September 1865
Butcher
15 December 1866, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service at mouth of Rosebud Creek
19 November 1896, Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Chronic dysentery
Unknown


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Schlieper, Claus
1837, Wipperode Hesse Cassel, Germany
Shoemaker
17 December 1866, Cincinnati, Ohio
Saddler, Company F
Not present due to illness; perhaps at Powder River
1881, 72 Watts Street, New York City, New York
Unknown
Unknown


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Schmidt, Charles
1849, Wertumburg, Germany
Laborer
14 November 1872, New York, New York
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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Schutte, Frederick
About 1846, Rohden, Prussia
Laborer
27 March 1876, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Charles Miller
Private, Company F
With pack train
Unknown
Unknown


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Schwerer, John
14 Jan 1836, Prussia, Germany
Hatmaker
2 November 1872, New York, New York
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
17 December 1913, National Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Section 18, Grave 314


Name: Scollin, Henry M. - See Henry M. Cody


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Scott, Charles
1851, Scotland
Cook
20 November 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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Scott, George D.
1850, Lancaster County, Kentucky

Farmer
7 September 1871, Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown
Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Garrard County, Kentucky



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Seafferman, Henry
1839, Strausburg, Germany

George and Mary Barbara Seafferman
Company K, 2nd US Cavalry (later designated 5th US Cavalry)
Tailor
5 July 1867, Washington, D.C.
Private, Company G
Killed during retreat from valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Seamans, John
January 1854, New London, New Hampshire

Clerk
21 September 1875, Boston, Massachusetts
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Seayers, Thomas
1854, Pikesville, Ontario, Canada

Baker
6 September 1875, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Seibelder, Anton
31 October 1828, Lichtenvoorde, Germany

Carpenter
2 April 1867, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private, Company A
Valley and hilltop fights
18 October 1913, Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section K, Grave 7747



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Seiler, John
1850, Bavaria, Germany

Laborer
12 February 1872, Buffalo, New York
Corporal, 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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Selby, Crawford
5 June 1845, Ashland County, Ohio

10 November 1864 to Mary Elizabeth Beck, Sturgis, Minnesota
30 December 1874
Saddler
21 June 1875, Chicago, Illinois
Saddler, Company G
Killed during retreat from valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Senn, Robert
1848, Zurich, Switzerland

Farmer
23 September 1875, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Severs, James W.
October 1851, Lyons, New York

Teamster
12 November 1872, Chicago, Illinois
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
1912, state hospital, Rock Springs, Wyoming
Unknown



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Severs, Samuel B.
31 August 1854, St. Louis, Missouri

Laborer
16 February 1875
Private, Company H
Wounded in hilltop fight
5 September 1919, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Woodlawn Cemetery, El Dorado, Arkansas, Section D, Grave 13



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Shade, Samuel S.
1847, Jonestown, Pennsylvania

School Teacher
3 August 1875, Baltimore, Maryland
Private, 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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Shanahan, John
July 1853, Ireland

Laborer
9 December 1874
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sharrow, William Hunter
1843, York, England

Clerk
10 September 1874
Sergeant Major, Staff
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Shauer, John
26 May 1852, Bavaria, Germany

Laborer
21 November 1872, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
7 July 1924, Seattle, Washington
Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King County, Washington
Section 2



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Shea, Daniel
1852, County Cork, Ireland

Laborer
11 December 1874
Private, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight
24 July 1882, Little Rock, Arkansas
Typhoid Fever
Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas



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Shea, Jeremiah
March 1854, London, England

Ellen Shea, died 1 October 1894
John Shea
Hostler
6 September 1875
Private, 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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Sherborne, Thomas
1828, Kingston, Hampshire, England

Musician
14 April 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Private, Band
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
19 August 1910, U.S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section K, Grave 7517



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Sheridan, Michael Vincent
24 May 1840, Somerset, Ohio

St. Joseph's College, Somerset, Ohio
7 September 1863
Aide-de-Camp for Philip Sheridan; 2nd Missouri Vol. Infantry
Captain, Company L
Not present, detached service as aide-de-camp for his brother, Philip
21 February 1918, Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Section 2 (Sheridan Plot)



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Shields, William Hall
16 April 1837, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana

Soldier
29 September 1874
Saddler, Company E
Wounded in hilltop fight
6 September 1888, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma
Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Section 4, Grave 1342



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Short, Nathan
1854, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Laborer
9 October 1875, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company C
With Custer's Column
1876, Rosebud Creek, Montana Territory
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Shulte, Frederick
1846, Rohden, Prussia

Laborer
27 March 1871
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sicfous, Francis W.
1852, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Painter
4 October 1875, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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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Siefert, August B.
26 July 1850, Darmstadt, Germany

Mary, died 1908, six children
Baker
16 January 1875
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
21 January 1921, Highland Park, Illinois
Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery, Highwood, Lake County, Illinois
Section 6, Row D, Grave 199



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Siemon, Charles
1843, Copenhagen, Denmark

Unknown
19 July 1872, Yorkville, South Carolina
Blacksmith, 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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Siemonson, Bent
November 1850, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Laborer
6 February 1872, Chicago, Illinois
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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Simons, Patrick
1854, Sligo, Ireland

Laborer
14 March 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sims, John J.
1852, Johnson County, Illinois

Painter
1 October 1875
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sivertsen, John
10 December 1841, Jensen, Norway

25 December 1889 to Anna Olson, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Sigward Oliver Sivertsen, born 1890, Duluth, Minnesota
Blacksmith
19 June 1873, Fort Rice, North Dakota
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
30 August 1925, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Section L, Grave 8799

John Sivertsen


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Slaper, William C.
23 November 1854, Cincinnati, Ohio

25 May 1882 to Sarah (died 19 April 1914)
Safemaker
10 September 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
25 June 1926, Attended 50th Anniversary at Crow Agency, Montana
1926, Los Angeles, California
13 November 1931, Sawtelle, California
Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Section 79, Grave 8/E




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Small, John R.
1834

Sailor
5 March 1873
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Smallwood, William
1852, Jonesville, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Farmer
18 December 1874, Cincinnati, Ohio
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, Albert A.
1838, Queens County, New York

Soldier
1 January 1873
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, Algernon Emory
17 September 1842, Newport, New York

10 October 1867 to Nettie B. Bowen
Hamilton College
9 August 1867
117th New York Vol. Infantry
Aide-de-camp for Alfred Terry
First Lieutenant, Company A
Commanded Company E; Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
3 August 1877, Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas
Section A, Grave 1486



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Smith, Frederick -- Alias -- See Christian Methfessel



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Smith, George E.
1850, Kennebunk, Maine

Shoemaker
6 September 1875, Boston, Massachusetts
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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Smith, Henry G.
1849, Lake County, Indiana

Butcher
8 September 1875
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Smith, James Harrison
9 April 1848, Madison, Indiana

Soldier
20 June 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, enroute
5 February 1927, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Elm Lawn Memorial Park, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois

James Harrison Smith


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Smith, James
1851, Tipperary, Ireland

Laborer
20 May 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, James
1847, Lynn, Massachusetts

Shoemaker
1 December 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, William Earl
3 August 1853, Rouses Point, New York

Farmer
13 September 1875
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
10 May 1918, South Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Brookside Cemetery, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Section 1, Lot 016, Grave 1



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Smith, William M.
1851, Trenton, New Jersey

Blacksmith
11 July 1872
Corporal, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight, wounded
4 January 1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wenonah Cemetery, Wenonah, New Jersey, Section 5, Lot 37, Grave 2



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Sniffin, Franklin Webster
12 September 1857, New York, New York
About 1920, Margaret Marie McGaughey
(1874-1959)
Laborer
1 September 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
17 April 1931, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
18 April 1931, Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga,Tennessee
Section T, Grave 13675



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Snow, Andrew
1853, Sorel, Quebec, Canada

Hostler
24 September 1875, Boston, Massachusetts
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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Soldier
1831, Dakota Territory

Arikara
26 April 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
7 May 1921
Indian Scout Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota



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Sorden, Thomas
1847, Finland

Bricklayer
6 June 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, enroute
22 November 1904
Montana Veterans Home Cemetery, Columbia Falls, Montana



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Spencer, Able B.
1844, Rock County, Wisconsin

Farmer
18 January 1872
Farrier, Company E
With pack train and in hilltop fight

Unknown
Unknown



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Spinner, Philipp
August 1846, Baden, Germany

Soldier
12 December 1875
Private, Company B
In valley and hilltop fight
s
12 August 1895, suicide, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
Fort Sheridan Cemetery, Highwood, Lake County, Illinois
Section 5, Row D, Grave 263



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Sprague, Otto
1854, Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Machinist
27 August 1875
Private, Company L
Not present, detached service

Unknown
Unknown



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Stab
1831, Dakota Territory

Arikara
9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
1882, Badlands, Dakota Territory
Unknown



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Stafford, Benjamin F.
1846, Boston, Massachusetts

Currier
8 October 1873, Boston,
Massachusetts
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Stanley, Edward
1850, Boston, Massachusetts

Clerk
22 November 1875,
Boston, Massachusetts
Private, Company G
Killed in valley fight

25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Staples, Samuel Frederick
19 October 1849, East Douglas, Massachusetts

Samuel. E. Staples (1791-1864)
Lucinda Lovett Staples(1797-1871)
Annie Ferguson
Painter
9 January 1872
Corporal, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts



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Stark, Frank
1849, Bavaria, Germany

Soldier
7 September 1875
Wagoner, Company C
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Stein, Charles Adolph
17 February 1841, Germany

Veterinary Surgeon
26 February 1875
Veterinary Surgeon, Staff
Not present, detached service at Powder River Depot
19 October 1891, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Suicide by poison
Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota



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Steinker, John R.
1835, Hanover, Germany

Soldier
21 November 1867
Farrier, Company K
In the hilltop fight
28 November 1876, Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Suicide by poison in company quarters
Fort Abraham Lincoln Cemetery
Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana, Section A, Grave 574



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Stella, Alexander
Alexander Stern
1853, Athens, Greece

Cook
1 December 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Stephens, George Wesley
1852, Madison, Indiana
Mary Elizabeth Jett, 1864-1949

Cooper
4 April 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
19 March 1887, Kansas City, Missouri
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Edina, Knox County, Missouri



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Sterland, Walter Scott
16 April 1852, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
18 November 1879 to Ella Jane Blanchard (1856-1924)

Teamster
18 November 1872
Private, Company M
Not present, detached service
at Yellowstone Depot
27 August 1922, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
Dickinson Cemetery, Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota
Plot: P.-.8. 2



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Stevenson, Thomas W.
1848, County Fermanaugh, Ireland

Soldier
19 July 1875
Corporal, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Unknown



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Stivers, Thomas W.
Thomas W. Stevens, Thomas W. Stevers
15 July 1850, Madison County, Kentucky

Clerk
16 September 1871
Private, Company D
In the hilltop fight
; brought water to the wounded
5 October 1878, Medal of Honor for Little Bighorn
28 June 1877, Kingston, Kentucky
Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky
Section D, Lot 49



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Stoffel, Henry
1850, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Farmer
22 January 1872
Private, Company L
With pack train and in hilltop fight

Unknown
Unknown



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Stout, Edward
1841, Calhoun, Missouri

Soldier
25 January 1875
Private, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight

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Stowers, Thomas James
3 December 1848, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Farmer
1 December 1874
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight

25 July 1933, Baxter, Tennessee
Odd Fellows Cemetery near Baxter, Tennessee



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Stratton, Frank
1848, Nottingham, England

Printer
18 September 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
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Stressinger, Fred
24 June 1852, Ripley County, Indiana

Laborer
19 October 1872
Corporal, Company M
Killed in valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Strikes the Bear - See Red Star



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Strikes the Lodge
1847, Dakota Territory

Arikara
9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
Unknown
Indian Scout Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota



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Strikes Two
1844, Dakota Territory

Arikara
9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column; crossed the river
8 September 1922, Elbowood, North Dakota
Indian Scout Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota



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Strode, Elijah Thomas
March 1851, Monroe County, Kentucky

Farmer
15 October 1872
Private, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded

14 February 1881, Sturgis City, Dakota Territory
Shot in Miller's Saloon by Pvt. Thomas J. Whalen
Fort Meade National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota
Section 1, Row 3, Grave 11



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Stuart, Alpheus
1842, New York, New York

Soldier
20 September 1875
Private, Company C
Killed in valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Stuart-Forbes, John Stuart
John Stuart Hiley
28 May 1849, Rugby, England
Charles Hay Forbes
Jemima Rebecca MacDonell Forbes

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


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Stungewitz, Ygnatz
1847, Kuuno, Russia

Clerk
15 September 1873
Private, 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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Sturgis, James Garland
24 January 1854, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Student, U. S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1875
16 June 1875
Second Lieutenant, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield
Perhaps in the mass grave on Last Stand Hill
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana




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Sturgis, Samuel Davis
11 June 1822, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Student, U. S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1846
1 July 1846
Colonel, Commanding Regiment
Not present due to detached service at St. Louis, Missouri
28 September 1889, St. Paul, Minnesota
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Section 2, Site 1042


Samuel Sturgis

 


 

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Sullivan, Daniel
1852, Cork, Ireland

Laborer
8 December 1874
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service

25 June 1931, Andagilla Skibbarson, Ireland
Unknown



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Sullivan, John
1851, Dublin, Ireland

Laborer
7 December 1874
Private, Company A
Killed in valley fight

25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Sullivan, Timothy
1844, Chelsea, Massachusetts

Soldier
17 September 1875
Private, Company L
With pack train and in hilltop fight
10 January 1903, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.



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Summers, David
1848, Pettis County, Missouri

Soldier
13 May 1876
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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Sweeney, John W.
1846, Marion County, Missouri

Soldier
4 January 1872
Private, Company F
In hilltop fight
14 April 1884, Kentucky
Unknown



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Sweeney, William
1854, Newark, New Jersey

Teamster
7 September 1875
Private, Company F
Not present, confined
Unknown
Unknown



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Sweetser, Thomas P.
1850, Reading, Massachusetts

Carpenter
8 September 1875
Private, Company A
Killed in valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Symms, Darwin Elnathan Fisher
28 August 1851, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Richard Allen Symms, Jr., 1813-1864
Adaliza Agusta Fisher Symms, 1820-1878
1872, Isabell Smith, Ossian, Iowa
Clerk
25 August 1875
Private, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Burr Oak Cemetery, Burr Oak, Winneshiek County, Iowa

   
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