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Men
with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle
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Vahlert,
Jacob
1854, Nassau, Germany
Butcher
9 September 1875
Private, Company C
Not
present due to illness
Unknown
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Van
Allen, Garrett H.
1 February 1846, Bethlehem, New York
Farmer
2 October 1873
Private, Company C
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
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Van
Pelt, William E.
1848, New York, New York
Clerk
13 March 1876
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service
Unknown
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Van
Sant, Cornelius
May 1850, Cincinnati, Ohio
Samuel Van Sant; b. 1815, Baltimore; d. 1862, Cincinnati
Sarah Jane Van Sant
Clerk
5 September 1872
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
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Varden,
Frank E.
1845, Yarmouth, Maine
Soldier
26 May 1872
First Sergeant, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last
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Varner,
Thomas B.
1853, Franklin County, Missouri
Farmer
24 August 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
Unknown
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Varnum, Charles Albert
21 June 1849, Troy, New York
Navy Paymaster
14 June 1872
Second Lieutenant, Company A
Commanded scouts
In
valley and hilltop fights, wounded in his leg
26 February 1936, San Francisco, California
San
Francisco National Cemetery (The Presidio)
San Francisco, California, Section OS, Row 3A, Grave 3
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Vetter,
Johann Michael
23 December 1853, Hessen, Germany
Cigarmaker
4 October 1875
Private, Company L
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
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Vickory, John
John H. Groesbeck
1847, Toronto, Canada
Soldier
9 September 1871
Sergeant, Company F
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
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Vinatieri,
Felix Villiet
Felix Villiet, Felix V. Vinatiri, Felix Vineteri,
Felix Viniateri
1834, Turin, Italy
Music Teacher
23 May 1873
Chief Musician, Staff
Not
present, detached service
15 December 1891, Yankton, South Dakota
Yankton
City Cemetery, Yankton, South Dakota |
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Voight,
Henry Carl
1855, Hanover, Germany
Baker
1 October 1873
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, killed
26 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
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 Voit,
Otto Emil
5 February 1845, Baden, Germany
Soldier
21 December 1871
Saddler, Company H
In hilltop fight, wounded
Medal of Honor
1 June 1906, Louisville, Kentucky
Saint
Stephens Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
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Volkenstine, Frank
Frank Bowers
15 November 1844, Birmingham, Michigan
Soldier
4 January 1870, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Private, Company M
Not present; dishonorably discharged 31 May 1876, Fort Wayne, Michigan
3 December 1919, Detroit, Michigan
Unknown
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Von
Arnim, Julis
1838, Germany
Soldier
16 August 1871
Private, Company C
Not present, detached service
Unknown
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Von
Bramer, Charles
September 1850, Canterbury, New Hampshire
Laborer
3 February 1872
Private, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
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Voss,
Henry
Hanover, Germany
Soldier
18 January 1875
Chief Trumpeter, Staff
Killed
with Custer's Column
25 June 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
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