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Rafter, John J.
20 January 1851, Lansingburgh, New York
17 February 1877, widow of Pvt. Hughes
Brushmaker
20 January 1872, Troy, New York
Sergeant, Company K
With pack train and in hilltop fight
16 January 1927, Leavenworth, Kansas
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas

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Ragsdale, John Samuel
9 December 1850, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Farmer
23 July 1872, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Private, Company A
Not present, detached service
4 December 1942, Dayton, Ohio
Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio

Rankin, Franklin
About 1846, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Mary; two sons
Farmer
17 April 1871, St. Louis Arsenal, Missouri
Corporal, Company F
Not present, detached service at Powder River
3 January 1895, Columbus Barracks, Ohio
Suicide, gunshot wound to head
Unknown

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Red Foolish Bear
1848, Dakota Territory
Arikara
9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present, detached service
Unknown
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Reed, Henry Armstrong "Autie"
27 April 1858, Monroe, Michigan
Nephew of George A.and Thomas W. Custer
Student
Civilian, not enlisted; hired 10 May 1876
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan

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Reed, John A.
January 1846, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Laborer
19 April 1871, Taylor Barracks, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
21 July 1897, Fort Sisseton, South Dakota
Post Cemetery, Fort Sisseton, South Dakota
Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana

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Reed, William
About 1843, Baltimore, Maryland
Laborer
2 January 1867, Cincinnati, Ohio
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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Rees, William Henry
About 1848, Washington, Pennsylvania
Laborer
5 December 1872, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

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Reese, William
About 1850, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brushmaker
27 September 1873, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, Company E
In hilltop fight
Unknown
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Reeves, Francis M.
About 1847, Bluffton, Indiana
Farmer
7 October 1875, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company A
Wounded twice during retreat from valley fight
4 September 1902, Washington, D.C.
Unknown

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Reibold, Christian
About 1850, Buffalo, New York
Shoemaker
1 August 1871, Chicago, Illinois
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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Reid, Elwyn S.
About 1845, Greene County, New York
Carpenter
26 October 1872, Albany, New York
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
20 August 1895, Fort Russell, Wyoming
Heart Failure
Frances E. Warren Air Base Cemetery, Laramie Co., Wyoming

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Reiley, Michael
About 1851, Dunmore, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Miner
6 November 1872
Private, Company F
With pack train and in hilltop fight
1897, resided in Steubenville, Ohio
Unknown
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Reilly, James T.
About 1845, Baltimore, Maryland
Laborer
10 August 1866, Baltimore, Maryland
Sergeant, Company E
Wounded by gunshot on Reno Hill
21 November 1880, Baltimore, Maryland
Unknown

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Reilly, Michael J.
About 1851, Longford, Ireland
Soldier
8 June 1875, St. Louis Barracks, Missouri
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
Unknown
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Reily, William Van Wyck
12 December 1853, Washington, D.C.
15 October 1875
Second Lieutenant, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
3 August 1877, Mount Olivet Cemetery Washington, D.C., Lot 2 West, Section R37

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Reno, Marcus Albert
15 November 1834, Carrollton, Illinois
26 December 1868
Major, Staff
Commanded Battalion & Regiment in hilltop fight
30 March 1889, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
1967, Custer National Cemetery
Crow Agency, Montana

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Reynolds, Charles Alexander
20 March 1842, near Monmouth, Illinois
Scout
3 March 1876, Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Guide, Quartermaster
Killed during retreat from valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

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Ricketts, Joseph K.
27 February 1850, near Morrow, Ohio
Farmer
16 January 1873, Cincinnati, Ohio
Wagoner, Company M
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
26 February 1909, Dayton, Ohio
Unknown

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Rivers, John
1834, Westchester, New York
Farrier
10 September 1866, New York, New York
Farrier, Company I
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
Unknown
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Rix, Edward
August 1850, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Railroader
1 October 1873, Chicago, Illinois
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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Robb, Eldorado J.
About 1850, Warren County, Kentucky
Laborer
8 January 1872, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
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Robers, Johnathan
About 1851, Surrey County, North Carolina
Farmer
4 December 1872, Yorkville, South Carolina
Private, Company K
With pack train and in hilltop fight
1893, resided at For Custer, Montana
Unknown
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Roberts, Henry
February 1850, London, England
Laborer
11 November 1872, Toledo, Ohio
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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Robinson, William E.
12 April 1842, County Down, Ireland
Cloth Finisher
30 September 1873, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
4 February 1928, Seattle, Washington
Unknown

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Rogers, Benjamin F.
About 1847, Lancaster, Madison County, Kentucky
Farmer
5 January 1872, Louisville, Kentucky
Private, Company G
Killed during retreat from valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

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Rogers, Walter B.
1847, Washington, Pennsylvania
Clerk
6 June 1873, Boston, Massachusetts
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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Rollins, Richard
About 1849, Breckenridge County, Kentucky
Farmer
26 November 1872, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Private, Company A
Killed during the retreat from the valley fight
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

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Rood, Edward
14 November 1847, Tioga County, New York
Fireman
19 September 1873, New York, New York
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana

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Rooney, James M.
About 1845, New York, New York
Gas Fitter
3 December 1867, New York, New York
Private, Company F
With pack train and in hilltop fight
5 August 1918, Yankton, South Dakota
State Hospital Cemetery, Yankton, South Dakota

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Rose, Peter E.
1852, Rockford, Illinois
Cooper
28 September 1875, Chicago, Illinois
Private, Company L
With pack train and in hilltop fight
19 March 1878, deserted from Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Unknown
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Rossbury, John W.
About 1849, Rochester, New York
Salesman
26 January 1872, Rochester, New York
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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Roth, Francis
About 1846, Frankfurt, Germany
Brass Founder
29 March 1876, St. Louis Barracks, Missouri
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
30 September 1877, Snake Creek (Bear Paw Mountain), MT
Battlefield
Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana
Grave 1412(2)B

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Rott, Louis
About 1848, Bavaria, Germany
Cabinet Maker
17 January 1870, Cincinnati, Ohio
Sergeant, Company K
In hilltop fight
Unknown
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Round Wooden Cloud
1834, Dakota Territory
Sioux
31 March 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
Unknown
Unknown

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Rowland, Robert
About 1843, Warsaw, Poland
Baker
7 April 1876, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
About 11 April 1879, near mouth of Cannonball River
Gunshot wound in head; apparent suicide
Unknown

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Roy, Stanislas
November 12, 1846, France
Teamster
20 Dec 1869, Cincinnati, Ohio
Corporal, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights
10 February 1913, Columbus Barracks, Ohio
Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio

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Rudden, Patrick
1853, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Hatter
24 September 1875, St. Louis, Missouri
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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Rudolph, George A.
24 February 1854, Meuterheim, Germany
Musician
21 September 1871, Meridien, Mississippi
Private, Band
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
4 December 1924, Eddyville, New York
Unknown

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Running Wolf
1856, Fort Clark, Dakota Territory
Arikara
9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present, detached service
Unknown
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Rush, Thomas H.
19 November 1841, Greenville, Ohio
Soldier
17 November 1866, St. Louis (as Thomas Morton)
Sergeant, Company D
Not present due to illness; in hospital at Fort Lincoln
13 November 1905, Elmhurst, Alameda County, California
Unknown

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Rushing Bull
1831, Dakota Territory
Arikara
9 May 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
Unknown
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Russell, James Henry
January 1852, Corpus Christi, Texas
School Teacher
11 September 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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Russell, Thomas
1848, Oxford, Indiana
Laborer
5 August 1872, Chicago, Illinois
Sergeant, Company D
In hilltop fight
28 May 1926, Letterman Hospital at Presidio, San Francisco
San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California
Plot A, 1141

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Rutten, Roman
13 August 1846, Baden, Germany
Tailor
17 July 1872, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded on Reno Hill
16 April 1925, Leavenworth, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
Plot No. 252A

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Ryan, Daniel
1851, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Laborer
18 December 1872, New York, New York
Corporal, 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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Ryan, John
25 August 1845, Newton, Massachusetts
Carpenter
23 November 1866, Boston, Massachusetts
First Sergeant, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
14 October 1926, West Newton, Massachusetts
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoelum, Waltham, Massachusetts, Section 7, Lot 673

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Ryan, Stephen L.
1839, Tipperary, Ireland
Soldier
26 November 1869, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight
8 April 1885, Bismarck, Dakota Territory
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Ryder, Hobert
1846, New York, New York
Broker
15 September 1873, Chicago, Illinois
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
After 14 September 1893, Wheeling, West Virginia
Possible suicide (per Roman Rutten)
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Rye, William W.
1849, Pike County, Georgia
Farmer
9 October 1875, St. Louis Barracks, Missouri
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
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