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Diane Merkel

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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Dalious, James
1851, Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Railroader
November 5, 1872
Corporal, Company A
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Dann, George
1852, Elmira, New York

Laborer
June 3, 1873
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Darcy, James Wilber
1849, Baltimore, Maryland
Laborer
September 8, 1875, in Chicago
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded in left leg on June 26
December 2, 1877, admitted to U.S. Soldiers Home
July 13, 1920, Barnes Hospital, Washington, D.C.
July 16, 1920, Soldiers Home National Cemetery



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Darris, John
1846, Goshen, New York
Farmer
September 9, 1875
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Davenport, William Henry
June 1849, Williamsburg, New York
Policeman
March 15, 1876
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
March 30, 1934, Flushing, New York
Unknown


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Davern, Edward
1844, Limerick, Ireland
Soldier
August 12, 1872, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company F
Orderly for Maj. Reno; in valley and hilltop fights, wounded
August 10, 1896, Washington, D.C.
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Section 13



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Davis, Henry Harrison
January 20, 1846, Bellvernon, Virginia
Miner
December 21, 1871
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Circa 1905
Unknown



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Davis, William
1851, Vandalia, Illinois
Laborer
December 19, 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Dawsey, David Edward
1851, Belleville, Ohio
Farmer
December 17, 1872
Private, Company D
Hilltop fight
September 30, 1877, Snake Creek, Montana
Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana
Grave 1412(2)B



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Day, John H.
March 1851, Warren County, Indiana
Shoemaker
September 23, 1873
Private, Company H
In hilltop fight
June 13, 1894, Monroe, Louisiana
Unknown


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Medal of HonorDeetline, Frederick
1846, Offenheim, Germany
Laborer
August 5, 1875, Baltimore, Maryland
Blacksmith, Company D
In hilltop fight
Medal of Honor
December 13, 1910, San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
Section F, No. 921



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Deihle, Jacob
1854, Wurtemberg, Germany
Bartender
October 1, 1875
Private, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
September 2, 1885, Washington, D.C.
Unknown


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Delacy, Milton J.
1847, Ulster County, New York

City waterworks
May 13, 1875
Sergeant, Company I
With pack train and hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Delaney, Michael
1854, Broome County, New York

Clerk
May 20, 1875
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service
February 12, 1884, Olney, Illinois
Unknown



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DeRudio, Charles Camillus
Count Carlo Camillo Di Rudio
August 26, 1832, Belluno Venetia, Austria

Italian Army Officer
August 31, 1867
First Lieutenant, Company E
In valley and hilltop fights
November 1, 1910, Los Angeles, California
San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California
Section OS, Row 109, No. 6

 


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DeTourreil, Louis
1854, Tours, France

Farmer
April 3, 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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DeVoto, Augustus Louis
Augusto De Voto
February 27, 1851, Genoa, Italy

Bookbinder
October 4, 1873
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
November 23, 1923, Tacoma, Washington
Calvary Cemetery, Taoma, Washington



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Dewey, George W.
1851, Middlebury, Vermont

Carpenter
April 13, 1873
Private, Company H
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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DeWolf, James Madison
January 14, 1843, Mehonpany, Pennsylvania

October 31, 1871 to Fannie J. Downing
Doctor
November 6, 1875
Acting Assistant Surgeon, Staff
Doctor; killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio
Section 20, Lot 155, No. 1



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Diamond, Edward
June 25, 1854, Stoughton, Massachusetts

Crimper
September 18, 1875
Private, Company H
Hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Dohman, Anton
1850, Hanover, Germany

Unknown
August 3, 1871
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Dolan, John
Thomas Brown
April 14, 1843, Dublin, Ireland

January 10, 1876 to Lena C. Eagan
1900 to Josephine Fisher
Machinist
October 1, 1873, New York City
Private, Company M
Not present, detached service
March 31, 1922, Fort Myer, Virginia
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia



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Doll, Jacob W.
1849, Russel, England

Baker
March 21, 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Donahoe, John
1848, Galway, Ireland

Soldier
October 20, 1871
Saddler, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
December 15, 1905
San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California
Section NAWS, No. 972



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Donnelly, Timothy
April 1854, Darlington, England
Laborer
September 21, 1875, at Boston, Massachusetts
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Donohue, John F.
1852, Tripperary, England

Laborer
December 14, 1874
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
December 3, 1924, Butte, Montana
Unknown



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Dooley, Patrick
1831, County Queens, Ireland

Soldier
September 13, 1871
Private, Company K
Not present due to illness
Unknown
Unknown



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Dorman, Isaiah
D'Orman Plantation, Louisiana
Interpreter
May 14, 1876
Interpreter, Quartermaster
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Dorn, Richard B.
February 11, 1853
Laborer
January 30, 1872
Private, Company B
With pack train; killed in hilltop fight
June 26, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Dose, Henry C.
1849, Holstein, Germany
Name unknown; later married Sgt. John Garlick, Company G
Artificer
February 1, 1875
Trumpeter, Company G
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Dougherty, James
1851, Oxford, New Jersey

Brakeman
December 5, 1872
Corporal, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
In Pennsylvania
Unknown



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Downing, Alexander
1845, New Madison, Ohio

Farmer
September 18, 1875
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service
August 2, 1884, Pleasant Hill, Ohio
Unknown



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Downing, Thomas Patrick
March 6, 1856, Limerick, Ireland

Newspaper Laborer
February 12, 1873
Private, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Drago, Henry
1840, Canada

Soldier
August 15, 1871
Sergeant, Company F
Not present, detached service
July 16, 1892, Toledo, Ohio
Unknown



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Drinan, James
1853, Cork, Ireland

Laborer
December 2, 1874
Private, Company A
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Driscoll, Edward C.
1850, Waterford, Ireland

Laborer
May 19, 1873
Private, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Durselew, Otto
1850, Frankfurt, Germany

Clerk
December 5, 1874
Private, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights
September 30, 1877, Snake Creek, Montana
Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana
Grave 1413(3)B



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Dwyer, Edmond P.
December 1850, Fairfax County, Virginia

Laborer
April 14, 1876
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Dye, William
1850, Marietta, Ohio

Butcher
September 23, 1875
Private, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

   
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