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©2008
Diane Merkel
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 fights
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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