This Week in Little Bighorn History

Frank BraunĀ died on October 4, 1876, at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory, during an operation on the gunshot wounds he received during the battle. He was a Private in Company M who participated in the valley fight and was wounded in the face and left thigh during the fight on Reno Hill. He was originally buried at the Fort Abraham Lincoln Cemetery but was later reinterred in theĀ Custer National CemeteryĀ on Crow Agency, Montana.

Abram B. Brant (left) died at Camp J. D. Sturgis, Dakota Territory, on October 4, 1878, from a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was buried at Fort Meade National Cemetery. He was a Private in Company D who participated in the hilltop fight.

Henry M. Krusee, who was also known as Melanchton H. Crussy, was born on October 5, 1840, in New York City. He was a Private in Company G who was not present at the battle due to detached service at Powder River, Montana.

Abram Brant (above) was awarded theĀ Medal of HonorĀ for his actions on Reno Hill one day after his death. Seven others were also awarded the Medal of Honor on October 5, 1878, for their actions during the battle: Neil Bancroft, Benjamin C. Criswell, Charles Cunningham, David W. Harris, William M. Harris, Stanislas Roy, and Thomas W. Stivers.

Black Fox (left) died on October 5, 1936, and was buried in the Holy Family U. S. Scouts Cemetery in Sanish, Mountrail County, North Dakota. He was an Arikara Scout who was not present during the battle.

Jacob HornerĀ (right) was born in New York City on October 6, 1855. He was a Private in Company K who was not present during the battle due to detached service.

John LattmanĀ died of a bleeding ulcer on October 7, 1913, in Rapid City, South Dakota, and was buried in theĀ Elk Vale Cemetery, east of Piedmont, South Dakota. He was a Private with Company G who participated in the valley and hilltop fights during the battle.

Henry PetringĀ (left)Ā died in Brooklyn, New York, onĀ October 7, 1917, and was buried in theĀ Cypress Hills National CemeteryĀ there. He was a Private in Company G who participated in the valley and hilltop fights, during which he was wounded in the eye and hip.

James BoggsĀ died on October 7, 1921, in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and was buried in theĀ Shoops CemeteryĀ there. He was a Private in Company H who received a medical discharge prior to the campaign.

John G. TrittenĀ was born on October 8, 1846, in Canton Rune, Switzerland. He was a Sergeant on the staff of the Seventh Cavalry who was not present at the battle due to detached service.

Stanton HookĀ died in Denver, Colorado, onĀ October 8, 1898, and was buried in theĀ Fairmont CemeteryĀ there. He was a Private in Company A who participated in the valley and hilltop fights.

Edward Settle Godfrey (left) was born on October 9, 1843, in Kalida, Ohio. He was a First Lieutenant in command of Company K during scouting and the hilltop fight.

P. Henry Bishley was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 9, 1846. He was a Private in Company H who was wounded during the hilltop fight.

Adam WetzelĀ was born on October 9, 1846, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a Corporal with Company B who was with the pack train and participated in the hilltop fight.

Hairy MoccasinĀ (left)Ā died in Lodge Grass, Big Horn County, Montana, on October 9, 1922, and was buried inĀ Saint Annā€™s CemeteryĀ there two days later. He was a scout who rode with Custerā€™s Column and participated in the hilltop fight.

Frank BerwaldĀ (right) died on October 9, 1936, in Highland Falls, New York, and was buried in theĀ Sacred Heart CemeteryĀ there. He was a Private with Company E who was with the pack train and participated in the hilltop fight.

George Anson MerrittĀ (left) was born in Stonington, Connecticut, on October 10, 1840. He was a Private in the band that stayed behind, so he was not in the battle.

Algernon Emory SmithĀ (right) married Nettie B. Bowen on October 10, 1867. He was a First Lieutenant in command of Company E who was killed with Custerā€™s Column.

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