James HillĀ was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on August 15, 1833.Ā He was the First Sergeant in Company B who was with the pack train and participated in the hilltop fight during the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Charles A. WindolphĀ (left), who was also known as Charles Wrangel, married his second wife,Ā Mathilda Lulow, on August 16, 1884, in Sturgis, Dakota Territory. He was a Private in Company H who suffered a wound during the hilltop fight for which he received theĀ Purple Heart. He was also the recipient of theĀ Medal of HonorĀ for his heroic actions during the battle.
William Etzler married Mary Ann Hackett on August 17, 1877, in Bismarck, Dakota Territory. He was a Private in Company L who was with the pack train and participated in the hilltop fight.
Edwin Philip Eckerson died on August 17, 1885, in Hays, Kansas, and was buried in the Mount Allen Cemetery there. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in Company L who was enroute to the battle on June 25 and 26, 1876.
Christian Methfessel, who enlisted as Frederick Smith,Ā died on August 18, 1905, in his hometown of Muhlhausen, Germany. He was a Private in Company K who was not present at the battle due to detached service at Powder River, Montana.
Jacob HuffĀ died in Tilton, Illinois on August 18, 1929, and was buried in theĀ North Grove CemeteryĀ in Celina, Ohio. He was a Private in the band, which did not accompany the troopers to the battle.
Charles Theodore WiedmanĀ married Florence Marston on August 19, 1882, but they divorced in March 1908. He was a Private in Company M who participated in the valley and hilltop fights where he suffered a gunshot wound in his left thigh.
Thomas SherborneĀ died onĀ August 19, 1910, in Washington, D.C., and was buried in theĀ Soldiersā Home National CemeteryĀ there under the name Thomas Shereborne.Ā He was a Private in the band, which did not accompany the troopers to the battle.
Black ElkĀ (left) died onĀ August 19, 1950, on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, and was buried in theĀ St. Agnes Catholic CemeteryĀ in Manderson. He was a member of Big Roadās Band and claimed two scalps during the Reno fight.
William L. CrawfordĀ died on August 20, 1876, of typhoid fever at Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Dakota Territory. He was originally buried in the Post Cemetery there and was later interred in theĀ Custer National CemeteryĀ on Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana. He was a Private in Company K who was not present at the battle because he was in the Post Hospital at Fort Lincoln.
Elwyn S. ReidĀ died of heart failure at Fort D. A. Russell in Wyoming on August 20, 1895, and was buried there in what is now theĀ Francis E. Warren Air Base Cemetery in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. He was a Private in Company D who participated in the hilltop fight.