This Week in Little Bighorn History

Thomas Hughes, who was also known as Charlie Hughes, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, on February 21, 1845. He was a Private in Company H who was wounded in the hilltop fight.

Charles Ackerman married Ephresina Peterson on February 21, 1881, at Fort Totten. He was a Private in Company K who was not present during the battle due to detached service at the Powder River Depot.

Michael Vincent SheridanĀ died onĀ February 21, 1918, in Washington, D.C., and was buried inĀ Arlington National Cemetery. He was a Captain in Company L who was not present due to detached service as the aide-de-camp for his brother, GeneralĀ Philip Henry Sheridan. In June 1877, Michael Sheridan was in charge of the detachment that exhumed the remains of the officers from the battlefield.

Dennis LynchĀ (left)Ā was born on February 22, 1848, in Cumberland, Maryland. He was a Private in Company F who was not at the battle due to detached service guarding Custer’s luggage aboard the steamer Far West.

William Gavin CapesĀ (right) was born in Portland, Maine, on February 22, 1849. He was a Sergeant in Company M who was not present due to detached service at Powder River, Montana.

William Millard CaldwellĀ was born on February 22, 1857, in Curwensville, Pennsylvania. He was a Private in Company B who was not present at the battle due to detached service at Powder River, Montana.

Andrew Humes NaveĀ (left) was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on February 23, 1846. He was a Second Lieutenant in Company I, but he was not present at the battle due to illness.

Jan Moller, who was also known as James Moller, died on February 23, 1928, in Deadwood, South Dakota, and was buried in the Mount Moriah Cemetery there. He was a Private in Company H who was wounded in the hilltop fight.

George A. Rudolph was born in Meuterheim, Germany, on February 24, 1854. He was a Private in the Band who was not present at the battle due to detached service at Powder River, Montana.

Charles Louis HaakĀ died onĀ February 24, 1902, at the Soldiers Home in Washington, D.C., and was buried in itsĀ National Cemetery. He was a Private in Company I who was not present at the battle due to illness.

Joseph Greene TilfordĀ (left)Ā died in Washington, D.C., onĀ February 24, 1911, and was buried inĀ Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. He was a Major who was not presentĀ at the battle; he was absent with leave in Europe.

 John Hackett died on February 25, 1904, at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, of heart disease and was buried in the cemetery there. He was in the valley and hilltop fights and was wounded in his left arm.

George Walter YatesĀ (left) was born on February 26, 1843, in Albany, New York. He was the Captain of Company F who was killed with Custerā€™s Column.

Andrew J. MooreĀ was born in New Egypt, New Jersey, on February 26, 1854. He was a Private in Company G who fought in the valley and hilltop fights. While on Reno Hill, he received a gunshot wound in his spine and died the same day, June 26, 1876.

Charles Albert VarnumĀ (left) died onĀ February 26, 1936, in San Francisco, California, and was buried in theĀ National CemeteryĀ there. He was the Second Lieutenant for Company A. He commanded the scouts during the battle, fought in the valley and hilltop fights, and was wounded in his leg.

John Gardner was born on February 27, 1845, in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. He was a Private in Company F who was killed with Custerā€™s Column.

Joseph K. Ricketts died on February 26, 1909, in Dayton, Ohio, and was buried in the Green Castle Cemetery there. He was a wagoner in Company M, but he was on detached service at Powder River, Montana, during the battle.

Augustus Louis DeVoto was born in Genoa, Italy, on February 27, 1851. He was a Private in Company B who was with the pack train and in the hilltop fight.

Lewis MerrillĀ (left) died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, onĀ February 27, 1896,Ā andĀ wasĀ buriedĀ inĀ ArlingtonĀ National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. He was an 1855 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, but Major Merrill was not present at the battle due to detached service at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

JacobĀ HetlerĀ (left) died on February 27, 1944, in Greenwich, Ohio, and was buried in theĀ Adario CemeteryĀ inĀ Adario, Ohio. He was a Private with Company D who was wounded in the hilltop fight.

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