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Hill and LaignS Mex, Egyptian cam
paign, 1882, midnight fight at Kassas-
siam and Nile expedition, including
fights at FL Teb and Tamai.
Sergt. Ketchum.
Sergt. Lindsey.
Sergt. Bender.
Sergt Holmstrand, served with Eigh-
teenth U. S. Infantry in the Philip
pines.
Corpl. Star.
Corpl. Deasy.
Corpl. Dunlay, served with U. S.
troops in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Corpl. Wade.
Corpl. Miller, has seen foreign service
with Fifth Cavalry in Philippine Is
lands.
Corpl. Ford.
Cook Anderson, has seen foreign
service with Third Cavalry in Philip
pine Islands.
Cook KrebeL
Trumpeter Young.
Trumpeter Henselmann.
Farrier Thomas, has seen foreign
service with Fourth Cavalry in Philip
pine Islands.
Blacksmith Christensen.
Saddler Setter.
Wagner Wilson.
The Privates.
Privates Austin, Bailey, Barnette,
Bone, Chitwood, Clarke, Demarest, Do
rion, Fahey, Goesch, Goessinger, Hay
ME, Hoffman, Jordan, King, Lutz, Mil
Ter, Molt, OMAR. Paddock, Powers,
Progin, Rice, Schrader, Schupp, SEQ
field Shapiro, Sibertson, Snyder, Souers,
Stevenson, Stratton, Sullivan, Thomp-
son, Walker, Wallis, Wells, Williamson,
Wilson.
History of Troop C.
Co1ra1rv
ganized pursuant to act of Congress
dated July 2S, 1866. It was organized
and first stationed at Fort Riley, Kan,
but later in the year was ordered to
Fort Lyon, Col, where it remained for
some years. During 1867, the troop was
engaged much of the time in the pur-
suit of hostile Indians.
In 1868 the troop changed station to
Trinidad, Col, and the muster rolls
show that the march of $50 miles was
made in thirty-six hours. Later in the
year of 1868 the troop marched to Fort
Dodge, Kan, to join the regiment and
participate in Gen. Sully's expedition to
the North Fork of the Canadian river.
The original expedition consisted of
nine troops of the Seventh Cavalry
and three companies of Third Infantry,
and from the start was engaged in dali
ly skirmishes with Indians. When the
expedition had reached the Wolf Fork,
at the foot of the Sand Hills, the re-
sistance became so strong that the
command was halted to await rein
forcements.
A month or two later the expedition
having been strengthened and reorgan-
lied, it was divided into three columns
eleven troops of the Seventh Cavalry
being under command of Gen. Custer.
The Indians were after much scout
ing discovered and Black Kettles band
of Cheyennes and ARA ahoes was to-
tally defeated and suffered heavy loss.
The Seventh Cavalry also suffered
some loss.
Later in the year the troop as part
of Gen. Clusters command marched to
Fort Cobb, 1. T., and took station.
In 1869 the troop again formed part
of Gen. Clusters command which was
engaged in pursuit of Indians after
which it occupied station at Camp Sup
ply, c. T., Fort Dodge, Kan, Fort
Hays, Kan, and Fort Harker, Kan,
and finally marched to Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, for station. In 1870 the
troop changed station to Fort Wallace,
Kan, where it formed part of an ex-
petition to the Republican river, after
which it returned to Fort Wallace.
Operated Against KukIux.
Later in the year the troop again
proceeded to Kit Carson, c. T., where
it formed part of Gen. Renos expedi-
ton, after which it returned to Fort
Wallace and then proceeded to Kit
Carson once more for station which
was soon changed to Fitz Meadows, C.
T., and again to Fort Wallace, Kan,
and finally to Fort Harker, Kan. In
1871 the troop joined the regiment at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and proceed
ed via Louisville, KY, to Chester, S.
c., where 1T operated against Kuklux
and Illicit distillers. Later in the year
the station was changed to Ruther-
fordtoh, N. c., where the command re-
manned the remainder of the year.
In 1872 station was changed to Lin
cotton, N. c., where, after stay of
few months, the troop again changed
station to Charlotte, NJ c., where 1t
remained until 1873 when the COM
mand moved to Memphis to take the
boat for Yankton, D. r., at which place
it arrived in April. After short stay
at Yankton the command was ordered
to Fort Rice, d. T., from which point
it Joined the regiment to. form part OF
the Yellowstone expedition under Gen.
Stanley
was built, enclosing a supply camp,
Routed Sitting Bulls Braves.
Later during the year the troop was
relieved from this duty and formed
part of a squadron under Gen. Custer,
which was sent forward to reconnoiter,
and which was attacked by a force of
Indians about 1000 in number result
ing in a severe engagement. A few
days later an Indian village was dis
covered, and the entire cavalry COM
mand pushed forward with the result
that a severe engagement, lasting two
days, was fought, with 1000 Indians
under Sitting Bull, resulting in the
total defeat of the Indians, with heavy
loss, and some loss to the cavalry.
After This engagement the troops re-
turned to the stockade and the cavalry
under command of Gen. Custer, start
ed for Fort Abraham, Lincoln. D. T.,
from which post the troop was detach-
ed and ordered again to Fort Rice.
In 1874 the troop performed more or
less scouting duty against Indians, UNI
til 1t was again assembled at Fort
Abraham, Lincoln, to form a portion
Of the Black Hill expedition under
command of Gen. Custer. The objects
of the expedition were surveys and
geological work. After a march Of l.
600 miles the command returned to
Fort Lincoln where Troop G was again
detached and ordered to Eft. Rice, where
II spent the remainder of the year,
most of the time being occupied In
scouting and the pursuit of Indians, as
was also the year 1875.
PART OF CUsTER's COMMAND