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Men with the Seventh Cavalry at the Time of the Battle

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Wagon
1856, Dakota Territory
Arikara
1876
Private, Indian Scout
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown


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Wagoner, John C.
1836, New York, New York

Wagon master
March 1, 1876
Chief Packer, Quartermaster
With pack train and in hilltop fight, wounded
May 5, 1899, St. Paul, Minnesota
Unknown



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Walker, George P.
1852, Providence, Rhode Island
Hostler
December 12, 1874
Private, Company E
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Walker, Robert
1853, Boston, Massachusetts
Safemaker
August 20, 1875
Private, Company C
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown


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Wallace, George Daniel
June 29, 1849, York County, South Carolina
Unknown
June 14, 1872
Second Lieutenant, Company G
CommandeCompany D G; in valley and hilltop fights
December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee, South Dakota
Unknown


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Wallace, John W.
December 1849, Salem, Indiana
Farmer
November 1, 1872
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Wallace, Richard A.
1852, Boston, Massachusetts
Teamster
December 7, 1874
Private, Company B
With pack train and in hilltop fight
July 25, 1876, near mouth of Bighorn River, Montana Terr.
Unknown



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Walsh, Frederick
1851, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Laborer
December 1, 1872
Trumpeter, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Walsh, Michael John
June 6, 1852, Ireland
Barber
June 15, 1873
Private, Company H
Not present, confined
July 3, 1932, Newark, New Jersey
Unknown



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Walsh, Thomas
1842, County Rascommon, Ireland
Soldier
September 21, 1875
Private, Company F
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown


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Walter, Aloyse L.
1834, Willien, France
Soldier
March 1, 1875
Private, Company H
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown


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Warner, Oscar T.
1840, Berne, Indiana
Farmer
October 8, 1875
Private, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Warren, Amos B.
June 1849, Brooklyn, New York

Cooper
September 13, 1873
Sergeant, Company L
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Warren, George A.
1840, Gibson County, Indiana

Carpenter
September 7, 1875
Private, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Wasmus, Ernest
1847, Brunswick, Germany

Bookkeeper
December 17, 1874
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Watson, James
1850, Hudson, New York

Laborer
September 10, 1875
Private, Company C
In hilltop fight
Unknown
Unknown



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Way, Thomas N.
1847, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Soldier
July 11, 1872
Trumpeter, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Weaver, George
1843, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Soldier
March 15, 1876
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
October 14, 1886, Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
Old Post Cemetery, Fort Meade, Dakota Territory



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Weaver, Henry C.
1842, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Soldier
May 1, 1875
Trumpeter, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Weaver, Howard H.
January 1851, Willimantic, Connecticut

Machinist
November 4, 1872
Private, Company A
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Weeks, James
June 1854, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Laborer
August 23, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
August 26, 1877, Crow Agency, Montana Territory
Unknown



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Weihe, Henry Charles, a/k/a Charles White
September 16, 1847, Saxony, Germany

Sarah, widow of Benjamin Wells (died November 21, 1887; buried in Section 4, Old Post Cemetery, Fort Meade, South Dakota)
Elmer White (died November 28, 1886; buried in Section 4, Old Post Cemetery, Fort Meade, South Dakota)
(Unnamed) White (died July 23, 1899; buried in Section 4, Old Post Cemetery, Fort Meade, South Dakota)
Charles Robert Hooper (died March 18, 1915; buried in Section 4, Old Post Cemetery, Fort Meade, South Dakota)
Farmer, Soldier
March 8, 1876
Sergeant, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
Later dishonorably discharged for pistol-whipping a soldier
October 23, 1906, Fort Meade, South Dakota
Heart trouble
Old Post Cemetery, Fort Meade, South Dakota



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Weir, Thomas Benton (or Bell)
September 28, 1838, Nashville, Ohio

Student, Soldier
July 28, 1866
Captain, Company D
Commanded Company D during scouting and hilltop fight
December 9, 1876, Governors Island, New York
Governors Island, New York
Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York



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Weiss, John
March 16, 1849, Cincinnati, Ohio

Farmer
June 17, 1870
Private, Company A
Not present, detached service
July 18, 1927, Durango, Colorado
Unknown



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Weiss, Markus
September 1846, Caban, Hungary
Soldier
February 27, 1876
Private, Company G
In valley and hilltop fights
November 15, 1879, Fort Meade, Dakota Territory
Compound fracture of neck from cave-in of gravel bank
Old Post Cemetery, Fort Meade, Dakota Territory


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Welch, Charles H.
March 16, 1845, New York, New York

Laborer
June 3, 1873
Private, Company D
Medal of Honor
In hilltop fight
June 22, 1915, LaSalle, Colorado
Unknown



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Wells, Benjamin J.
1843, Sangamon, Illinois

Farmer
December 5, 1871
Farrier, Company G
Killed in valley fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Wells, John S.
1832, Rose, Ohio
Soldier
January 11, 1872
Sergeant, Company E
Not present, detached service
July 16, 1932, Dickinson, North Dakota
Unknown


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Wetzel, Adam
October 9, 1846, St. Louis, Missouri
Tinner
July 5, 1872
Corporal, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
March 20, 1909, Bozeman, Montana
Unknown


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Whaley, William B.
1849, Harrison County, Kentucky
Farmer
September 24, 1873
Private, Company I
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana


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Whisten, John Valentine
February 14, 1852, New York, New York

Laborer
September 22, 1873
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
November 20, 1912, Oakland, California
Unknown



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Whitaker, Alfred
1847, New Orleans, Louisiana

Blacksmith
September 26, 1873
Private, Company C
With pack train and in hilltop fight, wounded
Unknown
Unknown



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White Cloud
1855, Dakota Territory

Arikara
May 14, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross river
Unknown
Unknown



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White Eagle
1851, Dakota Territory

Arikara
May 9, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Reno's Column but did not cross river
Unknown
Unknown



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White Man Runs Him
1858, Montana Territory

Crow
April 10, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
With Custer's Column and hilltop fight
June 2, 1929, Lodge Grass, Montana
Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Mont.



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White Swan
1851, Montana Territory

Crow
April 10, 1876
Private, Indian Scout
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
August 12, 1904, Crow Agency, Montana
Unknown



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Whitlow, William
1845, Cavandish, Vermont

Barber
December 10, 1872
Private, Company K
In hilltop fight
September 30, 1877, Snake Creek, Montana Territory
Unknown



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Whytefield, Albert
1846, Sandusky, Ohio

Painter
September 10, 1866
Wagoner, Company K
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Widmayer, Ferdinand
1848, Wurtemburg, Germany

Dyer
September 26, 1873
Private, Company M
Not present, detached service
September 18, 1913, Riverton, New Jersey
Epworth United Methodist Cemetery, Palmyra, New Jersey



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Wiedman, Charles Theodore, a/k/a Charles F. Wiedman
May 29, 1855, Boston, Massachusetts

Machinist
September 23, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights, wounded
May 15, 1921, Oatman, Arizona
May 20, 1921, Mountain View Cemetery, Kingman, Arizona
Grave 3, Lot 20, Section 7



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Wight, Edwin B.
December 25, 1851, Casco, Maine

Stonemason
March 29, 1876
Private, Company B
Not present, detached service
March 19, 1917, Togus, Maine
Unknown



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Wild, John
December 1849, Buffalo, New York

Printer
May 21, 1873
Private, Company M
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Wilkinson, John R.
August 1847, Salem, New York

Farmer
January 5, 1872
Sergeant, Company F
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Williams, Charles H.
1849, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Soldier
August 3, 1875
Private, Company M
In valley and hilltop fights
Unknown
Unknown



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Williams, William C.
March 28, 1856, Wheeling, West Virginia

Farmer
September 27, 1873
Private, Company H
Wounded in hilltop fight
May 22, 1919, Norfolk, Virginia
Unknown



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Williamson, Pasavan
1847, Petersburg, Ohio

Harness maker
April 18, 1876
Private, Company G
Not present, detached service
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Unknown



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Wilson, George A.
1839, Madison County,
Ohio
Blacksmith
October 2, 1871
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Windolph, Charles A., a/k/a Charles Wrangel
December 9, 1851, Bergen, Germany

Joseph and Adelphina Koch Windolph
June 15, 1882 to Mary Jones
August 16, 1884 to Mathilda Lulow in Sturgis, D.T.
Shoemaker
July 23, 1872 in Nashville, Tennessee, as Wrangel
Private, Company H
Wounded in hilltop fight; last white survivor of the battle
Medal of Honor, Purple Heart
March 11, 1950, Lead, South Dakota
Senility, old age
Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, South Dakota



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Winney, Dewitt
1845, Saratoga, New York

Laborer
November 6, 1872
First Sergeant, Company K
Killed in hilltop fight
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Witt, Henry N. B.
December 10, 1852, Cincinnati, Ohio

Piano maker
December 9, 1875
Private, Company K
Not present, detached service
August 5, 1929, Santa Monica, California
Unknown



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Wood, William M.
November 1848, Grafton, New York

Farmer
January 11, 1872
Farrier, Company M
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Woodruff, Jerry
1848, Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania

Soldier
November 8, 1875
Private, Company E
Not present, detached service
Unknown
Unknown



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Woods, Aaron
1852, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Laborer
September 2, 1873
Private, Company B
With pack train and hilltop fight
March 26, 1902, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unknown



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Wright, Willis B.
June 7, 1859, Oskaloosa, Iowa

Laborer
August 25, 1875
Private, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Wylie, George Washington
February 28, 1848, New Orleans, Louisiana

Laborer
March 17, 1873
Corporal, Company D
In hilltop fight
March 13, 1931, Kansas City, Missouri
Unknown



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Wyman, Henry
1840, Woburn, Massachusetts

Machinist
August 22, 1873
Private, Company C
Killed with Custer's Column
June 25, 1876, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana
Last Stand Hill, Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana



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Wynn, James
1836, Dublin, Ireland

Unknown
March 12, 1873
Private, Company D
In hilltop fight
March 21, 1892, Fort Yates, North Dakota
Unknown

   
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