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©2010
Diane Merkel
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Men
with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle
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Gaffney,
George
1844, Cavan, County Cornan, Ireland
Soldier
November 19, 1866
Sergeant, Company I
Not present, detached service
November 22, 1916, Washington, D.C.
November 27, 1916, Soldiers' Home National Cemetery
Section 4, Site 8017 |
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Gallenne,
Jean Baptiste Desire
1849, Lorient, France
Student
September 30, 1873
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
February 12, 1911, Washington, D.C.
February 15, 1911, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington,
D.C.
Lot 218, Section 18B, North Site |
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Galvan,
James J.
November 16, 1848, Liverpool, England
Laborer
September 28, 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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Gannon,
Peter
1844, Manchester, England
Soldier
July 16, 1872
Sergeant, Company B
Not present, detached service
June 12, 1886, Fort Assinniboine, Montana Territory
Fort Assinniboine, Montana Territory,
March 27, 1905, Custer Battlefield National Cemetery,
Montana, Section B, Site 1285 |
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Gardner,
John
February 27, 1845, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Butcher
August 28, 1875
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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Garlick,
Edward
May 8, 1846, Chertsey, England
Laborer
April 14, 1876
First Sergeant, Company G
Not present, on furlough
January 25, 1931, Sturgis, South Dakota
Unknown |
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Garlington,
Ernest Albert
February 20, 1853, Newberry, South Carolina
Unknown
June 15, 1876
Second Lieutenant, Company H
Not present, detached service
October 16, 1934, Coronado, California
Arlington National Cemetery, Section 3,
Grave 1735-BSH |
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Gehrmann,
Frederick H.
November 18, 1855, Baltimore, Maryland
Laborer
March 13, 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
December 10, 1922, Washington, D.C.
Arlington
National Cemetery, Section 17, Grave 20,145 |
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Geiger,
George H.
1843, Cincinnati, Ohio
Unknown
December 18, 1872
Sergeant, Company H
In
hilltop fight
Medal of Honor
January 23, 1904, Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
National Cemetery, Dayton,
Ohio
Section N, Row 20, Grave 47
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Geist,
Frank J.
February 16, 1856, Wurtzburg, Bavaria
Machinist
April 14, 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
November 20, 1918, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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George,
William Montell
1850, Lexington, Kentucky
Laborer
May 1, 1875
Private, Company H
In
hilltop fight, wounded
July 3, 1876, aboard the Far West
July 4, 1876, beside
Yellowstone River, Montana Territory
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Gibbs,
William
July 28, 1845, Manchester, England
Butcher
December 15, 1874
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
February 18, 1934, Napa, California
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Gibson,
Francis Marion
December 14, 1847, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brother-in-law of Donald
McIntosh
Unknown
October 5, 1867
First Lieutenant, Company H
Scouting duty and hilltop fight
January 17, 1919, New York, New York
Arlington
National Cemetery, Section 1, Grave 107 |
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Gilbert,
John M.
1854, Cork, Ireland
Laborer
October 6, 1875
Private, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
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Gilbert,
Julius C.
1853, Belfort, France
Farmer
December 11, 1874, New York City, New York
Private, Company E
Not present, detached service
Unknown
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Gilbert,
William H.
November 11, 1851, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 7, 1870 to Mary E. Hevener
Son, Rudy K.
Butcher
October 2, 1873, New York City, New York
Corporal, 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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Gillette,
David C.
1851,
Onandaga County, New York
School Teacher
October 1, 1873, Detroit, Michigan
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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Girard,
Frederic Francis
Frederic Francis Gerard
November 14, 1829, St. Louis, Missouri
Francois Girard (Canadian)
Catherine Trotier Girard
Helena Catherine Girard (Ree tribe)
Daughters Josephine, Carrie, and Virginia
Son Frederic, Jr. (Catherine, a Piegan, the mother)
November 15, 1877 to Ella Scarborough Waddell
Frederic Custis, Birdie, Charles, and Florence
Interpreter
May 12, 1876
Interpreter, Quartermaster
In
valley fight
January 30, 1913, St. Cloud, Minnesota
College
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Glenn,
George W.
George W. Glease
1845, Boston, Massachusetts
Soldier
September 3, 1875
Private, Company H
In
hilltop fight
September 18, 1914, Richmond, Virginia
September 20, 1914, Hampton
National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia, Plot 10637 |
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Godfrey,
Edward Settle
October 9, 1843, Kalida, Ohio
Soldier
June 17, 1867
First Lieutenant, Company K
Commanded
Company K during scouting and hilltop fight
April 1, 1932, Cookstown, New Jersey
Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Section 3, Lot 4175-F |
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Goes
Ahead
1851, Platte River
Crow
April 10, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With
Custer's Column and in hilltop fight
May 31, 1919, Crow Agency, Montana
June 5, 1919, Custer
National Cemetery
Crow Agency, Montana, Grave 1443A |
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Golden,
Bernard
1842, Cavan, Ireland
Unknown
October 5, 1875
Private, Company M
In
valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
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Golden,
Patrick M.
1849, Sligo, Ireland
Slater
January 22, 1872
Private, Company D
Killed
in hilltop fight
June 26, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana |
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Goldin,
Theodore W.
July 25, 1858, Avon Township, Wisconsin
Brakeman
April 8, 1876
Private, Company G
In
valley and hilltop fights
Medal
of Honor
February 15, 1935, King, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Veterans Home Cemetery, King, Wisconsin
Section 3, Lot 52, Grave 17
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Good
Elk, also known as Red Bear
Wah-nee
1849, Fort Clark, Dakota Territory
Arikara
May 13, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
In valley fight
May 7, 1934, Nishu, North Dakota
Unknown |
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Good
Face
1855, Dakota Territory
Arikara
May 9, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With pack train
Unknown
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Goose
1855, Dakota Territory
Arikara
April 17, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown |
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Gordon,
Henry
1851, Chatham,
England
Laborer
December 5, 1872
Private, Company M
Killed
in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana |
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Gordon,
Thomas
December 9, 1853, Boston, Massachusetts
Laborer
September 26, 1873
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
December 21, 1935, Chelsea, Massachusetts
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Graham,
Charles
1837, County Tyrone, Ireland
Soldier
July 1, 1872
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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Graham,
Thomas Eaton
November 20, 1831, Alton, Ohio
Laborer
November 4, 1872
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
February 17, 1907, Columbus, Ohio
February 19, 1907, Dayton
National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio, Section 9, Row
17, Grave 35 |
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Gray,
John R.
April 8, 1855, Troy, New York
Laborer
March 23, 1876
Private, Company B
Not
present, detached service
April 30, 1915, Worcester, Massachusetts
Unknown |
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Gray,
William
1855, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Farmer
April 10, 1876
Private, Company G
Not
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Unknown
Unknown |
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Grayson,
Edward
1837, Providence, Rhode Island
Unknown
December 18, 1872
Private, Company G
Not
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Unknown
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Green,
John
Henry Gross
1850, Racine, Wisconsin
Laborer
February 5, 1872
Private, Company D
Not
present, detached service
Unknown
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Green,
Joseph H.
August 8, 1849, Leitrim, Ireland
Milkhand
January 22, 1872
Private, Company D
In
hilltop fight
April 13, 1922, Washington, D.C.
Unknown |
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Green,
Thomas J.
January 1854, Aurora, Illinois
Laborer
December 10, 1875
Private, Company K
Not
present, detached service
1906, Springfield, Massachusetts
Unknown |
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Gregg,
William J.
July 5, 1847, Baltimore, Maryland
Clerk
November 11, 1872
Private, Company F
With
pack train and hilltop fight
December 10, 1913, Hampton, Virginia
Hampton
National Cemetery, Section A-P, Site 10513 |
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Griesner,
Julius
1843, Neurode, Germany
Musician
March 3, 1875
Private, Band
Not
present, detached service
February 15, 1882
Fort
McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska
Section A, Site 696 |
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Griffin,
Patrick
1848, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
Unknown
October 16, 1872
Private, Company C
Killed
with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana |
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Grimes,
Andrew
1847, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Laborer
September 24, 1875
Private, Company I
Not
present, detached service
Unknown
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Gross,
George H.
1845, Germany
Farmer
October 18, 1872
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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Guessbacher,
Gabriel
1846, Bavaria
Miller
October 6, 1873
Private, Company I
Not
present, detached service
December 10, 1922, Washington, D.C.
Unknown |
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Gunther,
Julius
1846, Wurtemburg, Germany
Farrier
August 24, 1872
Private, Company K
Not
present due to illness
January 2, 1902
Unknown |
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