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Rafter, John J.
20 January 1851, Lansingburgh, New York
17 February 1877, Mary A. Madden, widow of Pvt. Robert Hughes
John J., Ellen B., Rosalia, Leo R., Norbert, Mary M., Raymond, Leonard L., Margaret
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, Section 2, Lot 8, Row 7, Grave 3

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Ragsdale, John Samuel
9 December 1850, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
8 December 1877, Lois Durham (d. 10 August 1925)
14 June 1926, Vena Bells Owens (divorced after 1940)
Farmer
23 July 1872, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Private, Company A
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
4 December 1942, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio, Section S, Row 3, Grave 12

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Rankin, Franklin
Edward Clyde
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
Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio

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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
January 1878
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
Section A, Grave 1

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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
William Ruse
About 1846, 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.
May 1845, Greene County, New York
Carpenter
26 October 1872, Albany, New York
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
20 August 1895, Fort D. A. 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
Possibly Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland

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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 (also spelled Reilly, Riley, Reilley)
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
28 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
July 1877
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 a Battalion during the hilltop fight
30 March 1889, Washington, D.C.
Greenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
9 September 1967, Custer National Cemetery
Crow Agency, Montana, Section C, Grave 675

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Reynolds, Charles Alexander
20 March 1842, near Monmouth, Warren County, 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
25 September 1884, Alice Williams
Bryan
Farmer
16 January 1873, Cincinnati, Ohio
Wagoner, Company M
Not present, detached service at Powder River, Montana
26 February 1909, Dayton, Ohio
Green Castle Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Plot S2r11g18

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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 Fort 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
Northern State Hospital Cemetery, Sedro-Woolley, Washington

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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 (also spelled Rawlins)
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
Carcinoma of the lip
State Hospital Cemetery, Yankton, South Dakota
Grave 593 (South Dakota Human Services Center)

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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), Montana
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
Adam Carrier, Bear Running in the Timber, Buffalo Ancestor, Buffalo Body, Ring Cloud
1834, Dakota Territory
Dakota
31 March 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
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 15 April 1879, near mouth of Cannonball River, North Dakota
Gunshot wound in head; apparent suicide
Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, Section H, Grave 782

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Roy, Stanislas (also spelled Stanislaus Ray)
12 November 1846, France
Teamster
20 Dec 1869, Cincinnati, Ohio
Corporal, Company A
In valley and hilltop fights
5 October 1878, Medal of Honor for actions during Little Bighorn
10 February 1913, Columbus Barracks, Ohio
Cancer
Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Grave A-183, Government Lot, Section 51

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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 Arthur
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
Saint Peters Cemetery, Rosendale, Ulster County, New York

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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.
Thomas Morton
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
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
Roman Ruttenauer (also listed as Rutler, Rullin, Bolten)
13 August 1846, Baden, Germany
1873, Catherine Schultes (1853-1931)
Emma, Anna, Amor, Rudolph, Verena, Killian
Tailor
17 July 1872, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded on Reno Hill
16 April 1925, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas, Section F, Grave 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 Mausoleum, Waltham, Massachusetts
Section 7, Lot 673

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Ryan, Stephen Lawrence
21 March 1839, Tipperary, Ireland
19 December 1874, Elizabeth Lynn, Shreveport, Louisiana
Stephen (died as infant)
Soldier
26 November 1869, St. Louis, Missouri
Private, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight
8 April 1885, Bismarck, Dakota Territory
St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota

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Ryder, Hobart
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)
Unknown

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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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