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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Pahl, John
January 5, 1850, Bavaria, Germany

Teamster
November 4, 1872
Sergeant, Company H
Wounded in hilltop fight
January 28, 1924, Hot Springs, South Dakota
Bear Butte Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota



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Pardee, Oscar F.
1852, Oneida, New York

Blacksmith
August 29, 1873
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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Parker, John
1849, Birmingham, England
Gunsmith
February 3, 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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Patton, John W.
1851, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Clerk
October 21, 1872
Trumpeter, 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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Pendle, Christopher
June 15, 1849, Bavaria, Germany
Sawyer
October 28, 1872
Private, Company E
Not present, detached service
June 4, 1923, Gardenville, Washington
Unknown


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Penwell, George B.
1849, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Painter
March 1, 1869 and January 16, 1871
Trumpeter, Company K
In valley and hilltop fights
June 25, 1886, attended 10th Reunion of the Battle
December 17, 1905, Barnes Hospital, Washington, D.C.
December 19, 1905, Soldiers Home National Cemetery


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Perkins, Charles
1848, York County, Maine
Shoemaker
August 18, 1875
Saddler, 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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Personeus, Martin
1844, Rondout, New York
Farmer
April 13, 1872
Private, Company L
Not present, detached service
December 24, 1889, Carlinsville, Illinois
Unknown


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Petring, Henry
November 29, 1853, Germany
Frederick Petring
Julia Rahning Petring
March 14, 1881, Louisa
Cabinetmaker
1862
December 9, 1874, New York City, New York
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded in the eye and hip
December 1876
December 8, 1897, Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
October 7, 1917, Brooklyn, New York
Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York


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Phillips, Edgar
1853, Lynn, Massachusetts
Farmer
September 24, 1875
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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Phillips, John J.
1849, Allegheny County Pennsylvania

Packer
September 12, 1873
Private, Company H
Wounded in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Pickard, Edward H.
January 27, 1854, Boston, Massachusetts

Clerk
September 6, 1875
Private, Company F
With pack train and in hilltop fight
January 30, 1928, Portland, Oregon
Unknown



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Pigford, Edward D.
June 11, 1856, West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania

Unknown
September 13, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
December 16, 1932, Lock Three, Pennsylvania
Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg (Allegheny) Pennsylvania
Section C, Lot 568



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Pilcher, Albert
1838, Parkersburg, Virginia

Boilermaker
September 26, 1871
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Pinkston, John S.
June 1850, St. Clair County, Michigan

Laborer
March 1, 1872
Private, Company H
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Pitter, Felix James
March 1850, Alesford, England

Grocer
September 4, 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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Pittet, Francis
1838, Tribourg, Switzerland

Carpenter
January 20, 1873
Private, Company H
Not present due to illness
Unknown
Unknown



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Porter, Henry Rinaldo, M.D.
February 3, 1848, New York Mills, New York

Acting Assistant Surgeon
May 14, 1876
Acting Assistant Surgeon, Staff
In valley and hilltop fights
March 3, 1903, Hotel Metropole, Agra, India
Cantonment Cemetery, Agra, India
Memorial Monument next to his wife in Oberlin, Ohio



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Porter, James Ezekiel
February 2, 1847, Strong, Maine

Unknown
June 15, 1869
First Lieutenant, Company I
With Custer's Column; missing, presumed killed
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Unknown



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Porter, John
1849, London, England

Cooper
March 15, 1871
Private, Company I
Not present, confined
Unknown
Unknown



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Post, George
1848, Adrian, Michigan

Saddler
June 28, 1875
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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Proctor, George W.
1850, Manchester, New Hampshire

Teamster
July 15, 1872
Private, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Pym, James
1852, Oxfordshire, England

Laborer
December 11, 1874
Private, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight, wounded in right ankle
November 29, 1893, Miles City, Montana
Shot and killed by a man who was "visiting" Pym's wife
Custer County Cemetery, Miles City, Montana

   
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