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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Laden, Joseph
1849, Ireland

Puddler
18 December 1872
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Lainplough, John
Unknown

Unknown
2 May 1876
Packer, Quartermaster
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Lalor, William
January 1839, County Queens, Ireland
Laborer
29 September 1875
Corporal, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
After 1912
Unknown



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Lambertin, Frank
Frank Lambertine
April 1852, Cologne, Germany
Musician
27 August 1875
Private, Company H
Not present due to illness
20 October 1913, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona
Citizens Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona


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Lange, Henry August
7 December 1851, Hanover, Germany
Laborer
6 January 1872
Private, Company E
With pack train and in hilltop fight
1 May 1928, Chicago, Illinois
Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, Section 7, Terrace C, Grave 280


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Larned, Charles William
9 March 1850, New York, New York
Cadet at the USMA at West Point, Class of 1870
15 June 1870
Second Lieutenant, Company F
Not present, detached service
19 June 1911, Danville, New York
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York
Section M, Site 19
Charles William Larned


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Lasley, William W.
19 November 1842, St. Louis County, Missouri
Farmer
17 October 1872
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
2 July 1924, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Section L, Grave 8730
William W. Lasley


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Lattman, John
1848, Zurich, Switzerland
Laborer
4 October 1873
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
7 October 1913, Rapid City, South Dakota
Bleeding ulcer
Elk Vale Cemetery, east of Piedmont, South Dakota


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Lauper, Frank
1852, Montgomery, Ohio
Soldier
7 April 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Lawhorn, Thomas
1851, Caldwell County, Kentucky
Unknown
12 May 1875
Private, Company H
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Lawler, James
1838, Kildare, Ireland
Soldier
21 December 1874
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
18 September 1877, Canyon Creek, Montana Territory
Terry's Landing, opposite the mouth of Big Horn River


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Lawless, William
Unknown
Unknown
17 April 1876
Packer, Quartermaster
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown


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Lee, Mark E.
1849, Castine, Maine

Barber
27 September 1875
Private, Company I
Not present due to illness
Unknown
Unknown



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Lefler, Meig
1851, Baden, Germany

Farmer
25 November 1871
Private, Company F
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Left Hand
1829, Dakota Territory

Arikara
10 June 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present, detached service bringing mail from Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
23 January 1931
Saint Charles Catholic Cemetery, Saint Francis, South Dakota



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Lehman, Frederick
1848, Berne, Switzerland

Upholsterer
17 October 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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Lehmann, Henry
1839, Berlin, Germany

Confectioner
11 November 1872
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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Lell, George
1847, Hamilton County, Ohio
Gasfitter

18 September 1873
Corporal, Company H
In hilltop fight, fatally wounded in the abdomen
26 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

George Lell


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Lepper, Frederick
1849, Hamilton County, Ohio
Carriage Painter

12 November 1872
Private, Company L
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Lerock, William H.
1850,
Wayne County, New York
Laborer

9 February 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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Lewis, David W.
18 February 1852, St. Louis, Missouri
Laborer

13 July 1875
Private, Company B
Not present, confined as a result of a general court martial
30 December 1914, Government Hospital for the Insane, Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Section 17, Site 18504



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Lewis, John
1846, Povey County, Pennsylvania
Unknown

11 December 1872
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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Lewis, Uriah S.
14 March 1852, Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Painter

18 August 1873
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service at Powder River with the band
29 January 1914, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
St. Peters Cemetery, North Wales, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania



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Liddiard, Herod T.
1851, London, England
Boatman

4 December 1872
Private, Company E
With pack train and in hilltop fight, killed
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Liebermann, Andrew
1846, Wurtemburg, Germany
Tailor

3 November 1875
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Liemann, Werner L.
1841, Berlin, Germany
Painter

30 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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Little Brave
1850, Dakota Territory
Arikara

9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Killed in valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Indian Scout Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota

Little Brave


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Little Sioux
Sen-nen-net
1857, Fort Clark, Dakota Territory
Ar
ikara
3 February 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's column in valley fight
31 August 1933, North Dakota
Indian Scout Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota



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Littlefield, John L.
1851, Portland, Maine
Drummer

28 March 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Lloyd, Edward W.
1852, Gloucester, England
Engineer

30 September 1873
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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Lloyd, Frank
1848, London, England
Clerk

12 February 1872
Sergeant, Company G
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Lobering, Louis
1835, Hanover, Germany
Unknown

20 May 1875
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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Loeser, Chris
Unknown
Unknown

26 March 1876
Packer, Quartermaster
With pack train and in hilltop fight
After 1911
Unknown



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Logue, William J.
4 July 1841, New York, New York
Carpenter

7 April 1873
Private, Company L
With pack train and in hilltop fight
25 June 1919, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section K, Grave 8202



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Lombardy, Frank K.
28 October 1848, Naples, Italy
Musician

22 September 1871
Private, Band
Not present, tending the band garden at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory
21 June 1917, San Diego, California
Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California



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Long Bear
1831, Dakota Territory
Arikara

9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Lord, George Edwin
17 February 1846, Boston, Massachusetts
Unknown

13 November 1872
Assistant Surgeon, Staff
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
1877, Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana

George Lord


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Lorentz, George Gustav
1851, Holstein, Germany
Painter

13 November 1872
Private, Company M
Killed in the valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

George Gustav Lorentz


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Losee, William A.
7 February 1852, Brewster Station, New York
Showman

24 September 1875
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill as W. A. Lossee, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Old Methodist Cemetery, Brewster, Putnam County, New York



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Lovett, Meredith
1852, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Laborer

16 August 1873
Private, Company C
Not present, confined
Unknown
Unknown



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Loyd, George
1843, County Tyrone, Ireland
Soldier

13 April 1874
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
16 April 1891, Medal of Honor for Actions at Wounded Knee
17 December 1892, Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas
Fort Riley Post Cemetery, Fort Riley, Kansas
Section F, Row 8, Grave 19



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Lying Down
1857, Dakota Territory
Arikara

9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present due to illness
Unknown
Unknown



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Lynch, Dennis
22 February 1848, Cumberland, Maryland
Soldier

3 August 1871
Private, Company F
Not present, guarding Custer's luggage on the steamer Far West
13 October 1933, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Dennis Lynch


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Lynch, Patrick
1851, Carrigholt, County Clare, Ireland
Laborer

16 October 1872
Private, Company I
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Lyons, Bernard
1849, Galway, Ireland
Clerk

6 September 1875
Private, Company F
In hilltop fight
12 January 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, Lot 22, Block 1, Section O



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Lyons, Daniel
1852, Brooklyn, New York
Blacksmith

4 April 1876
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown

   
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