Showing posts with label George Armstrong Custer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Armstrong Custer. Show all posts

Saturday, December 29, 2018

James Forsyth (Wounded Knee) - Green Lawn Cemetery

James Forsyth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_W._Forsyth

Colonel of the 7th U.S. Cavalry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Cavalry_Regiment



In charge of the 7th U.S. Cavalry on December 29, 1890 at Wounded Knee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_My_Heart_at_Wounded_Knee

General Philip Sheidan is standing on the left.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Sheridan

James Forsyth is standing to the right of Sheidan.

George Armstrong Custer is seated at right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer

Sheridan standing on the left. Forsyth to the right of Sheridan. Custer is seated at right.


 Elizabeth Dennison Forsyth

Marian Forsyth Fitzgerald

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Stanislas Roy (Medal Of Honor) - Green Lawn Cemetery


Stanislas Roy

Medal of Honor recipient
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry

Place and date: At Little Big Horn, Mont., 25 June 1876

Date of issue: 5 October 1878

Citation: Brought water to the wounded at great danger to life and under a most galling fire of the enemy

Medal Of Honor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

Battle Of Little Bighorn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn

Indian Wars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Stanislas Roy - Green Lawn Cemetery

Green Lawn Cemetery, section 51, Columbus, Ohio.

Stanislas Roy was born in France. His rank of Color Sergeant was last used by the U.S. in World War 1. He was involved with the Battle of Little Bighorn.

His citation is as follows:
Brought water to the wounded at great danger to life and under a most galling fire of the enemy.