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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Saas, William
1848, Strausburg, Germany

Cigarmaker
January 2, 1872
Private, Company I
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sadler, William
February 10, 1855, Frankfurt, Germany

Saddler
August 9, 1875
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service
November 12, 1921, Bismarck, North Dakota
Unknown



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Sager, Hiram Wallace
November 27, 1850, Westport, New York
Farmer
October 26, 1872
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
December 21, 1907, Spokane, Washington
Unknown


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Sanders, Charles
1843, Saxony, Germany
Unknown
January 26, 1872
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown


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Saunders, Richard D.
1853, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Stonemason
August 16, 1875
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana


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Schele, Henry
1843, Hanover, Germany
Soldier
December 19, 1872
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana


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Schlafer, Christian
1846, Cincinnati, Ohio
Soldier
March 24, 1875
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
February 11, 1905, Cincinnati, Ohio
Unknown


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Schleiffarth, Paul
1839, Berlin, Germany
Soldier
December 15, 1871
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service
November 19, 1896
Unknown


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Schleiper, Claus
1837, Germany
Saddler
December 17, 1871
Saddler, Company F
Not present due to illness
April 3, 1935, Anacortes, Washington
Unknown


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Schmidt, Charles
1849, Wurtemburg, Germany
Laborer
November 14, 1872
Private, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana


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Schwerer, John
1841, Germany
Hatmaker
November 2, 1872
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
December 17, 1913, Wood, Wisconsin
Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Plot 18, No. 314


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Scott, Charles
1851, Scotland
Cook
November 20, 1873
Private, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana


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Scott, George D.
1850, Lancaster County, KY

Farmer
September 7, 1871
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Seafferman, Henry
1839, Strausburg, Germany

Soldier
July 11, 1872
Private, Company G
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Seamans, John
January 1854, New London, New Hampshire

Clerk
September 21, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Seayers, Thomas
1854, Pikesville, Canada

Baker
September 6, 1875
Private, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Seibelder, Anton
December 2, 1835, Lichlewold, Germany

Carpenter
April 2, 1872
Private, Company A
Valley and hilltop fights
October 17, 1913, Washington, D.C.
Unknown



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Seiler, John
1850, Bavaria, Germany

Laborer
February 12, 1872
Corporal, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Selby, Crawford
June 5, 1845, Ashland County, Ohio

Saddler
June 21, 1875
Saddler, Company G
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Senn, Robert
1848, Zurich, Switzerland

Farmer
September 23, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Severs, James W.
October 1851, Wayne County, Kentucky

Teamster
November 12, 1872
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Circa 1912, Rock Springs, Wyoming
Unknown



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Severs, Samuel
1854, St. Louis, Missouri

Laborer
February 16, 1875
Private, Company H
Wounded in hilltop fight
September 5, 1919, Dorado, Arkansas
Unknown



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Shade, Samuel S.
1847, Jonestown, Pennsylvania

School Teacher
August 3, 1875, Baltimore, Maryland
Private, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Shanahan, John
July 1853, Ireland

Laborer
December 9, 1874
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sharrow, William H.
1843, York, England

Clerk
September 10, 1874
Sergeant Major, Staff
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Shauer, John
1851, Bavaria, Germany

Laborer
November 21, 1872
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
July 7, 1924, Seattle, Washington
Unknown



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Shea, Daniel
1852, County Cork, Ireland

Laborer
December 11, 1874
Private, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Shea, Jeremiah
March 1854, London, England

Hostler
September 6, 1875
Private, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Sherborne, Thomas
1828, Kingston, Hampshire, England

Musician
January 11, 1873
Private, Band
Not present, detached service
August 19, 1910, Washington, D.C.
Unknown



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Sheridan, Michael Vincent
May 24, 1840, Ohio

Unknown
September 7, 1863
Captain, Company L
Not present, detached service
February 21, 1918, Washington, D.C.
Unknown



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Shields, William M.
1841, Vincennes, Indiana

Soldier
September 29, 1874
Saddler, Company E
Wounded in hilltop fight
September 6, 1887, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Unknown



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Short, Nathan
1854, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Laborer
October 9, 1875
Private, Company C
With Custer's Column
1876, Rosebud Creek, Montana Territory
Unknown



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Shulte, Frederck
1846, Rohden, Prussia

Laborer
March 27, 1871
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sicfous, Francis W.
1852, Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Painter
October 4, 1875
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Siefert, August B.
July 26, 1850, Darmstadt, Germany

Mary, died 1908, six children
Baker
January 16, 1875
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
January 20, 1921, Highland Park, Illinois
Fort Sheridan Cemetery, Highwood, Illinois



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Siemon, Charles
1843, Copenhagen, Denmark

Unknown
July 19, 1872
Blacksmith, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Siemonson, Bent
November 1850, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Laborer
February 6, 1872
Private, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Simons, Patrick
1854, Sligo, Ireland

Laborer
March 14, 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sims, John J.
1852, Johnson County, Illinois

Painter
October 1, 1875
Private, Company D
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Sivertsen, John
December 10, 1841, Jensen, Norway

Blacksmith
June 19, 1873
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
August 30, 1925, Washington, D.C.
Unknown



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Slaper, William C.
November 23, 1854, Cincinnati, Ohio

Safemaker
September 10, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
November 13, 1931, Sawtelle, California
Unknown



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Small, John R.
1834

Sailor
March 5, 1873
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Smallwood, William
1852, Jonesville, Indiana

Farmer
December 18, 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, Albert A.
1838, Queens County, New York

Soldier
January 1, 1873
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, Algernon Emory
September 17, 1842, Newport, New York

Student
August 9, 1867
First Lieutenant, Company E
Commanded Company E; killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
July 1877, Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery



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Smith, Frederick
1846, Mulhausen, Prussia

Soldier
March 7, 1876
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service
August 18, 1905
Unknown



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Smith, George E.
1850, Kennebunk, Maine

Shoemaker
September 6, 1875
Private, Company M
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, Henry G.
1849, Lake County, Indiana

Butcher
September 8, 1875
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Smith, James Harrison
April 9, 1848, Madison, Indiana

Soldier
June 20, 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, enroute
Unknown
Unknown



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Smith, James
1851, Tipperary, Ireland

Laborer
May 20, 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, James
1847, Lynn, Massachusetts

Shoemaker
December 1, 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Smith, William E.
August 3, 1853, Rouses Point, New York

Farmer
September 13, 1875
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
May 10, 1918, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
Unknown



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Smith, William M.
1851, Trenton, New Jersey

Blacksmith
July 11, 1872
Corporal, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight, wounded
January 4, 1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unknown



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Sniffin, Frank W.
September 12, 1857, New York, New York

Laborer
September 1, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
April 17, 1931, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Unknown



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Snow, Andrew
1853, Sorel, Quebec, Canada

Hostler
September 24, 1875
Private, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Soldier
1831, Dakota Territory

Arikara
April 26, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
May 7, 1921
Unknown



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Sorden, Thomas
1847, Finland

Bricklayer
June 6, 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, enroute
Unknown
Unknown



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Spencer, Able B.
1844, Rock County, Wisconsin

Farmer
January 18, 1872
Farrier, Company E
With pack train and in hilltop fight

Unknown
Unknown



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Spinner, Philipp
August 1846, Baden, Germany

Soldier
December 12, 1875
Private, Company B
In valley and hilltop fight
s
August 12, 1895, suicide, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
Fort Sheridan Cemetery, Highwood, Illinois



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Sprague, Otto
1854, Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Machinist
August 27, 1875
Private, Company L
Not present, detached service

Unknown
Unknown



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St. John, Ludwick
March 3, 1848, Columbia, Missouri

Farmer
December 15, 1874
Private, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Stab
1831, Dakota Territory

Arikara
May 9, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
1882, Badlands, Dakota Territory
Unknown



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Stafford, Benjamin F.
1846, Boston, Massachusetts

Currier
October 8, 1873
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Stanley, Edward
1850, Boston, Massachusetts

Clerk
November 22, 1875
Private, Company G
Killed in valley fight

une 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Staples, Samuel Frederick
1849, Worcester, Massachusetts

Painter
January 9, 1872
Corporal, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Stark, Frank
1849, Bavaria, Germany

Soldier
September 7, 1875
Wagoner, Company C
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Stein, Carl A.
Germany

Veterinary Surgeon
February 26, 1875
Veterinary Surgeon, Staff
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Steinker, John R.
1835, Hanover, Germany

Soldier
November 30, 1872
Farrier, Company K
In the hilltop fight
November 28, 1876, Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Unknown



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Stella, Alexander
1853, Athens, Greece

Cook
December 1, 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Stephens, George Wesley
1852, Madison, Indiana

Cooper
April 4, 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
March 19, 1887, Kansas City, Missouri
Unknown



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Sterland, Walter Scott
April 16, 1851, Chesterfield, England

Teamster
November 18, 1872
Private, Company M
Not present, detached service

August 27, 1922, Bismarck, North Dakota
Unknown



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Stevenson, Thomas W.
1848, County Fermanaugh, Ireland

Soldier
July 19, 1875
Corporal, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights