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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Rafter, John J.
June 20, 1851, Lansingburgh, New York

Brushmaker
January 20, 1872
Sergeant, K Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
January 16, 1927, Leavenworth, Kansas
Unknown



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Ragsdale, John Samuel
December 25, 1850, Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Farmer
July 23, 1872
Private, A Company
Not present, detached service
December 4, 1942, Dayton, Ohio
Unknown



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Raichel, Henry W.
Hamilton County, Ohio
Baker
May 8, 1875
Private, K Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
September 30, 1877, Snake Creek, Montana Territory
Unknown


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Ramell, William
1853, Staten Island, New York
Trumpeter
June 1, 1874
Trumpeter, H Company
Wounded in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown


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Ramsey, Charles
1850, Macon, Michigan
Laborer
January 26, 1872
Private, I Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown


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Randall, George F.
October 1853, Northfield, Vermont
Farmer
December 15, 1874
Private, B Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown


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Randall, William J.
1850, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Carpenter
September 15, 1875
Private, D Company
In hilltop fight
September 30, 1877, Snake Creek, Montana Territory
Unknown


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Rapp, John
1848, Wurtemburg, Germany
Tanner
September 29, 1873
Private, G Company
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana


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Rauter, John
1846, Tyrol, Switzerland
Butcher
October 4, 1873
Private, C Company
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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Reagan, Michael
October 19, 1845, Queenstown, Ireland
Shoemaker
November 8, 1873
Private, K Company
Not present, detached service
1917, Columbia Falls, Montana
Unknown


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Red Bear, a/k/a Good Elk
1849, Fort Clark, Dakota Territory
Arikara
May 13, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
In valley fight
May 7, 1934, Nishu, North Dakota
Unknown


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Red Foolish Bear
1848, Dakota Territory

Arikara
May 9, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Reed, Henry Armstrong
April 27, 1858, Monroe, Michigan

Student
Civilian, not enlisted
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Unknown



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Reed, John A.
January 1846, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Laborer
April 18, 1876
Private, G Company
In valley and hilltop fights
July 21, 1897, Fort Sisseton, South Dakota
Unknown



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Reed, William
1843, Baltimore, Maryland

Soldier
January 2, 1872
Private, I Company
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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Rees, William Henry
1848, Washington, Pennsylvania

Laborer
December 5, 1872
Private, E Company
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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Reese, William
1846, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brushmaker
September 27, 1873
Private, E Company
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Reeves, Francis M.
1847, Bluffton, Indiana

Shoemaker
October 7, 1875
Private, A Company
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
September 4, 1902, Washington, D.C.
Unknown



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Reibold, Christian
1850, Buffalo, New York

Shoemaker
August 1, 1871
Private, L Company
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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Reid, Elwyn S.
May 1845, Greene, New York

Carpenter
October 26, 1872
Private, D Company
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unkniown



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Reiley, Michael
1851, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Miner
November 6, 1872
Private, F Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Reilly, Michael J.
1851, Langford, Ireland

Soldier
June 8, 1875
Private, K Company
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Reily, William Van Wyck
December 12, 1853, Washington, D.C.

Unknown
October 15, 1875
Second Lieutenant, F Company
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Unknown



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Reno, Marcus Albert
November 15, 1834, Carrollton, Illinois

Unknown
December 26, 1868
Major, Staff
Commanded Battalion and Regiment in hilltop fight
March 30, 1889, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, Montana



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Reynolds, Charles Alexander
March 20, 1842, Stevensburg, Hardin County, Kentucky

Scout
April 3, 1876
Guide, Quartermaster
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Ricketts, Joseph K.
February 27, 1850, Morrow, Warren County, Kentucky

Farmer
January 16, 1873
Wagoner, M Company
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Riley, James T.
1845, Baltimore, Maryland

Soldier
August 11, 1871
Sergeant, E Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight, wounded
Unknown
Unknown



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Rivers, John
1834, Westchester, New York

Farrier
September 11, 1871
Farrier, I Company
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Rix, Edward
August 1850, Lowell, Massachusetts

Railroader
October 1, 1873
Private, C Company
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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Robb, Eldorado J.
1850, Warren County, Kentucky

Laborer
January 8, 1872
Private, G Company
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Robers, Johnathan
1851, Surrey County, North Carolina

Farrier
December 4, 1872
Private, K Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Roberts, Henry
February 1850, London, England

Laborer
November 11, 1872
Private, L Company
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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Robinson, William E.
1842, Down, Ireland

Cloth Finisher
September 30, 1873
Private, M Company
In valley and hilltop fights
February 4, 1928, Seattle, Washington
Unknown



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Rogers, Benjamin F.
1847, Madison County, Kentucky

Farmer
January 5, 1872
Private, G Company
In valley and hilltop fights, killed
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Rogers, Walter B.
1847, Washington, Pennsylvania

Clerk
June 6, 1873
Private, L Company
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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Rollins, Richard
1849, Breckenridge County, Kentucky

Farmer
November 26, 1872
Private, A Company
Killed in the valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana

Last Stand Hill, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Montana



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Rood, Edward
1848, Tiago County, New York

Fireman
September 19, 1873
Private, E Company
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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Rooney, James M.
1844, New York, New York

Gasfitter
December 3, 1872
Private, F Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Rose, Peter E.
1852, Rockford, Illinois

Cooper
September 28, 1875
Private, L Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Rossbury, John W.
1849, Rochester, New York

Salesman
January 26, 1872
Private, I Company
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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Roth, Francis
1846, Frankfurt, Germany

Unknown
March 30, 1876
Private, K Company
Not present, detached service
September 30, 1877, Snake Creek, Montana Territory
Unknown



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Rott, Louis
1848, Germany

Unknown
January 17, 1875
Sergeant, K Company
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Round Wooden Cloud
1834, Dakota Territory

Sioux
March 31, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross the river
Unknown
Unknown



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Rowland, Robert
1843, Warsaw, Poland

Baker
April 7, 1876
Private, G Company
Not present, detached service
August 28, 1920, Washington, D.C.
Unknown



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Roy, Stanislas
November 12, 1846, France

Soldier
January 19, 1875
Corporal, A Company
In valley and hilltop fights
February 10, 1913, Columbus Barracks, Ohio
Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio



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Rudden, Patrick
1853, Newark, New Jersey

Hatter
September 24, 1875
Private, F Company
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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Rudolph, George A.
February 24, 1854, Minterheim, Germany

Musician
September 21, 1871
Private, Band
Not present, detached service
December 5, 1924, Eddyville, New York
Unknown



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Running Wolf
1856, Fort Clark, Dakota Territory

Arikara
May 9, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Rush, Thomas H.
1841, Greenville, Ohio

Soldier
November 18, 1871
Sergeant, D Company
Not present due to illness
November 13, 1905, San Francisco, California
Unknown



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Rushing Bull
1831, Dakota Territory

Arikara
May 9, 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
September 11, 1873
Private, C Company
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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Russell, Thomas
1848, Oxford, Indiana

Laborer
August 5, 1872
Sergeant, D Company
In hilltop fight

Unknown
Unknown



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Rutten, Roman
August 13, 1846, Baden, Germany

Tailor
July 17, 1872
Private, M Company
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded

April 16, 1925, Leavenworth, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas
Plot No. 252A



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Ryan, Daniel
1851, Syracuse, New York

Laborer
December 18, 1872
Corporal, C Company
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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Ryan, John
August 25, 1845, West Newton, Massachusetts

Carpenter
December 21, 1871
First Sergeant, M Company
In valley and hilltop fight
s
October 14, 1926, West Newton, Massachusetts
Unknown



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Ryan, Stephen L.
1839, Ireland

Soldier
December 1, 1874
Private, B Company
With pack train and in hilltop fight

April 18, 1885, Bismarck, Dakota Territory
Unknown



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Ryder, Hobert
1846, New York, New York

Laborer
September 15, 1873
Private, M Company
In valley and hilltop fights
Wheeling, West Virginia
Unknown



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Rye, William W.
1849, Pike County, Georgia

Farmer
October 9, 1875
Private, M Company
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown

   
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