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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Abbotts, Harry A.
1853, New York, New York

Bricklayer
8 October 1875, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company E
Hospital attendant; valley and hilltop fights
3 December 1877, for disability, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Unknown
Unknown



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Abos, James Augusta
24 June 1858, Albany, Albany County, New York

Hostler
10 December 1874, New York City
Private, Company B
29 March 1876, Shreveport, Louisiana
6 April 1876, Fort Richardson, Texas
Not present, confined, awaiting trial for desertion
2 February 1877 from Fort Leavenworth; not apprehended
20 October 1925, Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York



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Abrams, William G.
1 December 1840, Baltimore, Maryland
6 November 1881 to Elizabeth Adelphine Smith Marine
Soldier
Private, Company A, 14th Connecticut Infantry

1 September 1871, Winnsboro, South Carolina
Private, Company L
With pack train and hilltop fight - disputed by Burkman
14 August 1891, 1046841 (certificate 906976)
713 West 14th Street, Sioux City, Iowa
28 May 1901, Sioux City, Iowa, of valvular insufficiency
29 May 29 1901, Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa
12 June 1901, application by Elizabeth Abrams, 742946



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Ackerman, Charles
5 September 1848, Baden, Germany
21 February 1881 to Ephresina Peterson at Fort Totten
Lucretia Marie Ackerman; Hattie Louise and Julia Amanda Ackerman(twins)
Waiter and cook
9 September 1875, St. Paul, Minnesota
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service at Powder River Depot
8 September 1885, Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
6 April 1930, Fort Snellling, Minnesota
Stenosis
9 April 1930, Forest Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota,
now Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota


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Ackison, David
January 1852, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Railroader
1 October 1873
Private, Company E
Not present, sick on Far West with consumption
1885, Sturgis Dakota Territory
Prior to 12 December 1890
Presumed drowned in a river near Linton, North Dakota
Unknown if body was found


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Adams, George E.
July 1846, Minersville, Pennsylvania
Teamster
27 January 1874, 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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Adams, Jacob
12 July 1851, Stark County, Ohio
Farmer
13 April 1873, Yankton, Dakota Territory
Private, Company H
With pack train and hilltop fight
123 West Eberwine Avenue, Vincennes, Indiana
13 May 1934, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Vincennes, Indiana, Section D


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Adams, William A. - See William Teeman


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Akers, James
1851, Kings County (now County Offaly), Ireland
Plasterer
4 December 1874, Boston, Massachusetts
Corporal, Company G
Valley and hilltop fights
7 November 1879, admitted to Soldiers' Home
3 August 1881, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., Section J, Grave 6034


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Alberts, James H.
1847, Woodstock, Illinois
Farmer
24 September 1875, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company D
Hilltop fight
30 September 1877, Snake Creek, Montana
Snake Creek battlefield
7 August 1913, Custer National Cemetery, Montana, Section B, Grave 2


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Alcott, Samuel
1853, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Agnes Moore (1855-1942)
Arlidge Ray Alcott (d. 1963)
File Cutter
10 January 1872
Sergeant, Company A
Not present, detached service at Powder River Depot
419 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
24 March 1926, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lot E 1/2 224, Section A


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Alexander, William
8 April 1838, Armagh, Ireland
June 1872 to Mary Sloan; divorced May 1874
Shoemaker
17 April 1876
Packer, Quartermaster
With pack train and hilltop fight
6 February 1922, Washington, D.C.
Soldiers' Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Section L, Grave 8518



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Allan, Fred Ernest
Alfred Ernest Allen
14 August 1847, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
29 July 1872 to Mary Fletcher in New Brunswick, Canada
Harry F. Allen
Watchmaker
3 October 1873, Boston, Massachusetts
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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Aller, Charles
1847, Prussia

Cooper
9 December 1874
Private, Company A
Valley and hilltop fights
24 April 1877; surrendered and confined
23 October 1877 from Fort Sanders, Wyoming Territory
Unknown
Unknown



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Anderson, Charles L.
1845, Albion, New York

Sailor
15 September 1875
Private, Company C
Not present, deserted on 20 June while on detached service at Powder River Depot
Unknown
Unknown



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Anderson, George
14 June 1841, St. Catherines, Ontario, Ca
nada
1872 to Eliza Moore, Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1878, Bismarck)
27 March 1911 to Louisa Kiesel, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Soldier
30 September 1866, Fort Riley, Kansas
Private, Company K
Not present, daily duty as laborer, quartermaster department, Fort Lincoln
81 81st Street, NE, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001 Polk Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota
5101 36th Avenue, South, Minneapolis, Minnesota
19 September 1912, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lip cancer
20 September 1912, Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Lot 28-33 Block F



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Anderson, Thomas - See Thomas Murphy


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Andrews, William
1843, Prussia

Soldier
21 May 1875, 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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Angst, Solomon - See John H. Meier


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Armstrong, John E.
4 November 1836, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Joshua Armstrong
Matilda Faunce Armstrong
27 August 1856 to Martha Hancock
Saddler
2 April 1875, New Orleans, Louisiana
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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Arndt, Otto
25 January 1844, Bavaria
, Germany
Barber
19 May 1870, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Private, Band
Not present, detached service at Powder River Depot
6 February 1917, The Presidio, San Francisco, California
10 February 1917, San Francisco National Cemetery
Section WS, Grave 1231-A



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Arnold, Herbert Hezekiah
19 May 1853, Rocky Hill, Connecticut

About 1882 to Mary L. Edson, d. 13 November 1933
Burnisher
30 October 1872, Springfield, Massachusetts
Private, Company C
Not present, detached service, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
305 Hanover Street, Meriden, Connecticut
6 April 1929, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Acute myocarditis
9 April 1929, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Plot B, Lot 246, Section E



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Ascough, John B.
27 Jan 1842, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shoemaker
3 September 1872, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, Company D
Hilltop fight
18 March 1904, Dayton
, Ohio
Old Greencastle Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio



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Assadaly, Anthony
1842, Prussia

Soldier
21 July 1868, 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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Atcheson, Thomas
Thomas Atchison, Thomas Atchinson
1838, County Antrim, Ireland

Soldier
21 August 1866, Philadelphia, 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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Avery, Charles E.
1850, Petersboro, New Hampshire

Laborer
30 October 1872, Lowell, Massachusetts
Private, Company H
Not present, confined at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Unknown
Unknown

   
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