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Men
with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle
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Caddle, Michael Christopher
Michael Christopher Caddell
9 June 1845, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
25 December 1877 to Josephine McIlhargey, widow of Archibald McIlhargey
Conductor
22 October 1873, Fort Totten, Dakota Territory
Sergeant, Company I
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana Territory
1 May 1919, Bismarck, North Dakota
Fort Rice Cemetery, Fort Rice, Morton County, North Dakota |
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Cain,
Morris (or Maurice)
29 April 1857, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
2 January 1881 to May Roberts of Miles City, Montana
Farmer
21 October 1875, Fort Rice, Dakota Territory
Private, Company M
Valley and hilltop fights
13 August 1906, Colville, Washington
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Caldwell,
William Millard
22 February 1857, Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
25 December 1887 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, to Blanche Miller
Laborer
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana Territory
30 October 1913, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
1 November 1913, Old Town Cemetery,
Clearfield, Pennsylvania |
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Calhoun, James
24 August 1845, Cincinnati, Ohio
7 March 1872 to Margaret Emma Custer
Soldier
2 January 1871, Fort Harker, Kansas
First Lieutenant, Company C
Commanded Company L; killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
July 1877
3 August 1877,
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas
Section A, Grave 1489 |
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Callahan,
Jonathan J.
18 July 1853, Salem, Massachusetts
Currier
9 December 1872, Yorkville, South Carolina
Corporal, Company K
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Callan,
James
1848, Glasgow, Scotland
Shoemaker
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana Territory
Unknown
Unknown |
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Callan,
Thomas Joseph
13 July 1853, County Louth, Ireland
Morocco Dresser
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
24 October 1898, Medal of Honor
5 March 1908, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
St. Stephen's Section, Lot 18, Grave 5 |
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Campbell,
Charles Henry (Charles A.)
3 February 1850, Boone County, Illinois
Sarah Monroe
Painter
26 February 1872, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
917 Front Street, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
25 November 1920, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota |
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Campbell,
Charles W.
February 1857, Guthrie County, Iowa
Carpenter
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company G
With pack train and hilltop fight, gunshot wound in right shoulder
2 August 1906, Fort Bayard, Silver City, New Mexico
Unknown |
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Campbell, Jeremiah
11 February 1844, Sangamon County, Illnois
Laborer
5 February 1872, Yorkville, South Carolina
Sergeant, Company K
Hilltop
fight
8 May 1884, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Struck by rail car he failed to hear approach
(deaf in right ear)
Westside Cemetery, Moweaqua, Shelby County, Illinois
Section 4, Block 3, Lot 13, Grave 5
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Capes, William Gavin
22 February 1849, Portland, Maine
Laborer
9 February 1873, Oxford, Mississippi
Sergeant, Company M
Not
present, detached service at Powder River, Montana Territory
10 April 1900, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Carey,
John James
7 June 1853, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
1892 to
Mary Elodia Wagner
Hostler
9 December 1872, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Private, Company B
With
pack train and hilltop fight
23 December 1929, Benton City, Washington
Pioneer Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis County, Washington
Section 12, Plot 38 |
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Carey,
Patrick
14 April 1828, Tipperary, Ireland
Laborer
4 March 1870, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Sergeant, Company M
Valley and hilltop fights
3 October 1893, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.
4 October 1893, Soldiers' Home National Cemetery,
Washington, D.C. |
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Carmody,
Thomas
1844, New York, New York
Baker
11 Feb 1872, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
13 August 1912, New York, New York
Cancer
Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York |
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Carney,
James
1843, County West Meath, Ireland
Laborer
7 February 1873, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company F
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Carrier, Adam - alias - See Round Wooden Cloud
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Carroll,
Daniel
1840, Chicago, Illinois
Bartender
10 December 1866, Fort Riley, Kansas
Sergeant, Company B
Not present, detached service at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
2 May 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Mount
Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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Carroll,
Joseph
19 January 1847, New York, New York
Musician
14 April 1876, Fort Lincoln, North Dakota
Private, Band
Not
present, detached service at Powder River, Montana Territory
23 December 1904, National Military Home, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Danville
National Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Section 2, Grave 452 |
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Carter,
Andrew
1851, Lincoln, England
Labor
14 April 1876, Fort Lincoln, North Dakota
Private, Band
Not
present, detached service at Powder River, Montana Territory
Unknown
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Carter,
Cassius R.
1844, Baltimore, Maryland
Soldier
September 1866, Fort Riley, Kansas
Trumpeter, Company G
Not
present, detached service at Fort Lincoln, North Dakota
10 February 1896, Chicago, Illinois
Asphyxiation from inhaling illuminating gas in his room at the Palmer House
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
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Cashan,
William
1845, Glenall, County Queens, Ireland
Soldier
11 February 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sergeant, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Cassella, John- alias - See John James
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Cather,
Armantheus D.
1850, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Pumper
1 December 1872, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Causby,
Thomas Wellesley
9 May 1848, Liverpool, England
Emily Larsen
28 January 1882 to Emma Helen Evenson
Laborer
5 February 1872, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Staff Quartermaster Sergeant
Not
present, detached service at Powder River, Montana Territory
16 October 1906, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
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Channell, William
1849, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Shoemaker
29 October 1875, Fort Rice, Dakota Territory
Private, Company H
Hilltop
fight
26 July 1876; captured same day; dishonorably discharged 30 October 1876
Unknown
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Chapman,
William H.
1851, Glastonburg, Connecticut
Farmer
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company E
Not
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Unknown
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Charley,
Vincent
Vinzenz Schärli
6 February 1849, Zell, Lucerne, Switzerland
Farmer
7 April 1871, Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Farrier, Company D
Killed
in
hilltop fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana, Section A, Grave 455 |
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Cheever,
Ami
16 May 1851, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Farmer
9 December 1872, Yorkville, South Carolina
Private, Company L
Killed
in
hilltop fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Chesterwood,
Charles - alias - See John
Charles Creighton |
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Churchill,
Benjamin Franklin
circa 1848, Lexington, Maine
4 July 1880, Minneapolis, Minnesota to Emily Valentine
Unknown
17 April 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Packer, Quartermaster
With
pack train and hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown |
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Clark,
Frank
November 1854, Sheldon, Vermont
Teamster
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company B
With
pack train and hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown |
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Clear,
Elihue Franklin
1843, Randolph County, Indiana
Son
of Isaac Clear and Lurana (Sallee) Clear
Farmer
1 April 1867, Fort Dodge, Kansas
Private, Company K
Killed with Reno's Column during retreat from valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Climbs
the Bluff
Charging Up the Hill He Who Climbs the Bluff, The Bluff,
Te-ru-chitt-ho-nochs
1845, Dakota Territory
Arikara
1 May 1872, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Private, Indian Scout
Detached service, carrying messages from Yellowstone Depot to the 7th Cavalry
9 March 1880, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Inflammation of the lungs
Indian Scout Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota |
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Clyde, Edward - alias - See Franklin Rankin
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Coakley, Patrick
1842, Kingscourt, Ireland
Laborer
22 January 1867, Fort Riley, Kansas
Private, Company K
Not
present, detached service as orderly for General Terry
13 November 1881, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
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Cody,
Henry M.
Henry M. Scollin
1851, Nashua, New Hampshire
Painter
21 October 1873, Fort Rice, Dakota Territory
Corporal, Company M
Killed
in valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Coleman,
Charles
1851, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Laborer
18 October 1873, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Corporal, Company F
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Coleman,
Thomas W.
25 December 1850, Troy, New York
Carpenter
5 February 1872, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Private, Company B
With
pack train and hilltop
fight
30 November 1921, Soldiers' Home, Sawtelle, Los Angeles County, California
Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Section 42, Grave 7 R M |
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Colwell,
John R.
1845, Urbana, Ohio
Clerk
29 October 1875, Fort Totten, Dakota Territory
Private, Company L
Not
present, in hospital at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Unknown
Unknown |
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Conlan, Michael - alias - See Martin Personeus
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Conlan, Thomas
Ayrshie, Scotland
Marble Cutter
21 October 1875, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana, guarding wagon train
Unknown
Unknown |
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Connelly, Patrick - alias - See Patrick C. White
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Connor,
Andrew
1842, Limerick, Ireland
Moulder
7 February 1873, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Private, Company A
Valley and hilltop fights
14 May 1911, Government Hospital for the Insane, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
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Connor,
Edward
1846, Clare, Ireland
Laborer
22 January 1868, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Private, Company E
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
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Connors,
Thomas
1846, Harlem, New York
Teamster
21 October 1875, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
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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Considine,
Martin
1847, Clare, Ireland
Watchmaker
10 February 1875, Shreveport, Louisiana
Sergeant, Company G
Killed
during the retreat from the valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana |
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Cooke, William Winer
29 May 1846, Mount Pleasant, Brantford Couty, Ontario, Canada
Son of Dr. Alexander Hardy Cooke and Angeline Augusta Winer Cooke
Soldier
24th New York Cavalry
16 November 1866, Fort Riley, Kansas
First Lieutenant, Regimental Adjutant
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
June 1877, Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana
Hamilton Cemetery,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Plot 63, Christ Church Section |
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Cooney, David
1848, Cork, Ireland
Laborer
9 February 1873, Lebanon, Kentucky
Private, Company I
With
pack train; wounded in right hip during hilltop fight
20 July 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
21 July 1876, Post Cemetery, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Custer National Cemetery,
Crow Agency, Montana,
Section A, Grave 529
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Cooper, Eugene L.
George C. Morris
4 July 1851, Georgetown, Delaware
Carriage Maker
2 December 1872, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Corporal, 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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Cooper,
John Robert
1846, Cork, Ireland
Laborer
20 October 1873, Fort Rice, Dakota Territory
Private, Company H
Hilltop
fight, gunshot wound in the right elbow
24 September 1903, Harris, Iowa
Fairview Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola County, Iowa |
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Corcoran,
John
1852, Staffordshire, England
Boltmaker
21 October 1873, Fort Rice, Dakota Territory
Private, Company C
Not
present, confined
Unknown
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Corcoran, Patrick
15 March 1844, Leshine, Canada
Laborer
8 September 1867, Fort Hays, Kansas
Private, Company K
Hilltop
fight, wounded in right shoulder on 26 June 1876
9 May 1877, admitted to U.S. Soldiers Home
4 March 1922, Barnes Hospital, Washington, D.C.
8 March 1922, Soldiers' Home National Cemetery,
Washington, D.C., Section L, Grave 8522 |
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Corwine,
Richard Winick
19 July 1844, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
William Houghton Corwine
and Amanda Brooks Corwine
Clerk
2 December 1872, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Private, Company A
Not
present, detached service at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
29 December 1890, Wounded Knee, Shannon County, South Dakota
Fort Riley Post Cemetery, Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas,
Section D, Grave 105 |
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Cowley,
Cornelius
1845, Cork, Ireland
Stonemason
6 February 1875, Livingston, Alabama
Private, Company A
Valley
and hilltop fights
6 August 1908, Government Hospital for the Insane, Washington, D.C.
10 August 1908 as Cornelius Cawley, St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts |
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Cowley,
Stephen
26 December 1846, Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
21 January 1871, County Mayo, Ireland, to Bridget Agnes Moore
Butcher
8 December 1872, Opelika, Alabama
Private, Company D
Not
present, detached service at Powder River to guard wagon train
21 November 1886, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Bellevue Cemetery, Larimore, Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
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Cox,
Thomas
1844, Cincinnati, Ohio
Brickmaker
22 October 1873, Fort Totten, Dakota Territory
Private, Company D
Hilltop fight
Unknown
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Crandall,
Charles Adelbert
1848, New Milford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Sawyer
12 February 1873, Charlotte, North Carolina
Corporal, Company C
Not
present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
23 April 1885, Conklin, New York
Brookdale Cemetery, Brookdale, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
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Crawford,
William L.
1849, Newfield, New York
Boat Builder
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company K
Not
present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
20 August 1876, Post Hospital at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Typhoid fever
Post Cemetery, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Custer
National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana
Grave 569A |
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Craycroft,
William Thomas
28 January 1847, Springfield, Kentucky
Winnie Hare (1856-1901) sister of Lt. Luther Rector Hare
1869 Graduate, United States Military Academy at West Point
Soldier
18 October 1869, Fitz Meadow, Colorado
First Lieutenant, Company B
Not
present, detached service buying horses in St. Paul, Minnesota
31 October 1906, Dallas, Texas
West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas |
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Creighton, John Charles
Charles Chesterwood
4 March 1850, Massillion, Stark County, Ohio
(also listed as Memphis, TN)
1882, Susan E. Hill Andrews, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Machinist
5 February 1872, Yorkville, South Carolina
Private, Company K
Hilltop
fight
25 June 25 1926, Attended 50th Anniversary at Crow Agency, Montana
1927, 107 Seventh Avenue, N.W., Mandan, ND
30 January 1935, Tacoma, Washington
2 February 1935, Tacoma Mausoleum, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Section 13, Row F, Crypt 6 |
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Criddle,
Christopher
11 October 1845, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia
Laborer
21 October 1875, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Private, Company C
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Last
Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana |
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Crisfield,
William B.
1835, Kent, England
29 June 1865 to Mary Pauline Blanchstone; 3 sons
Soldier
17 January 1870, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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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Criswell,
Benjamin C.
9 February 1849,
Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia
Farmer
26 June 1870, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Sergeant, Company B
With
pack train and hilltop fight, wounded
5 October 1878, Medal
of Honor
17 October 1921, Eldorado, Jackson County, Oklahoma
Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Gould, Harmon County, Oklahoma |
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Criswell,
Harry
1855, Marshall, West Virginia
Farmer
27 April 1876, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company B
With
pack train and hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown |
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Crittenden, John Jordan III
7 June 1854, Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
Soldier, attended USMA West Point but did not graduate
12 May 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Second Lieutenant, Company L
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Calhoun Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
1931, Custer
National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana
Section A, Grave 601 |
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Cross, William
E-esk, Ieska
1854, Dakota Territory
Interpreter, half-Sioux
17 April 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Private, Scout
Valley fight
July 1894, Culbertson, Montana
Unknown |
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Crowe, Michael
1849, County Cork, Ireland
Soldier
5 August 1870, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
8 June 1883, Fort Yates, Dakota Territory
Heart Disease
8 June 1883, Fort Yates, Dakota Territory
Keokuk
National Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, Section H, Grave 796 |
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Crowley,
John L.
John Duggan
7 February 1849, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Carpenter
19 October 1873, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
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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Crowley,
Patrick
1854, Banger, Maine
Butcher
10 February 1875, Shreveport, Louisiana
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
Unknown
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Crump,
John
1853, Lissendorf, Germany
Blacksmith
12 May 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Blacksmith, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown |
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Crussy,
Melanchton H. - alias - See Henry M. Krusee
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Culbertson, Ferdinand Augustus
26 March 1845, Roxbury, Pennsylvania
8 December 1886 to
Adeline Chaffee in Detroit, Michigan
Clerk
6 February 1875, Livingston, Alabama
Sergeant, Company A
Valley
and hilltop fights
10 January 1889, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hemorrhage in lungs
Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
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Cunningham,
Albert Joseph
1837, Leeds, England
Cloth Draper
22 January 1867, Fort Riley, Kansas
Corporal, Company D
Not
present, detached service at Powder River to guard wagon train
Unknown
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Cunningham,
Charles
1845, Hudson, Columbia County, New York
Cooper
10 February 1875, Shreveport, Louisiana
Private, Company E
With
pack train and hilltop fight, gunshot wound in the neck
5 October 1878, Medal of Honor
Unknown
Unknown |
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Curly
Ashishishe
1856, Little Rosebud Creek, Montana
Crow
10 April 1876, Crow Agency, Montana
Private, Indian Scout
With
Custer's Column
21 May 1923, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana
Pneumonia
Custer
National Cemetery, Big Horn County, Montana
Section A, Grave 1063 |
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Curly
Head or Curly Hair
Pahc Kariwi
1856, Dakota Territory
Arikara
27 April 1876, Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Private, Indian Scout
Not
present, detached service at Powder River
Unknown
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Curtiss,
William A.
1846, Albany, New York
Boatman
1 December 1872, Louisville, Kentucky
Sergeant, Company F
With
pack train and hilltop fight
27 October 1888, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana Territory
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Custer, Boston
31 October 1848, New Rumley, Ohio
Forage Master
3 March 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Guide, Quartermaster
Killed
with George Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory
January 1878, Woodland Cemetery, Monroe,
Michigan
Custer Family Plot |
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Custer, George Armstrong
5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio
9 February 1864 to Elizabeth Bacon in Monroe, Michigan
1861 Graduate, United States Military Academy at West Point
Student
5th Cavalry, Brevet Major General
24 September 1866, Fort Riley, Kansas
Lieutenant Colonel, Staff
Killed
with his column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory
28 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory
July 1877
10 October 1877,
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery,
West Point, New York,
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Custer, Thomas Ward
15 March 1845, New Rumley, Ohio
Soldier
2 Lt., Co. B, 6th Mich. Cav., Two Medal of Honor Awards
13 November 1866, Fort Riley, Kansas
Captain, Company C
Killed
with George Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Big Horn County, Montana
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana Territory
July 1877
3 August 1877,
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas
Section A, Grave 1488
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