Seventh Cavalry insignia
The following company roster is found in Custer’s Best:
CPT Thomas H. “Tucker” French (Company Commander) [CW] [V2] (MB) {7}
1LT Edward G. “Bible-Thumper” Mathey (detached to command the pack train) [V3]
2LT James G. “Jack” Sturgis (detached with Company E) (KIA)
1SG John “Paddy” Ryan (Company First Sergeant) [CW] [V3] (RS) {3}
SGT Patrick “Patsy” Carey (WIA) [V2] (MB) (RT)
SGT John McGlone [V2] (PT)
SGT Miles O’Hara (KIA) [V2] (AG)
SGT Henry C. Weihe [aka Charles White] (First Duty Sergeant) (WIA) [V2] (AG) (RT)
CPL Henry M. Cody [aka Henry Scollin] (KIA) (AG)
CPL William Lalor [V2] (MB)
CPL Frederick Stressinger (KIA) [V2] (MB)
Trumpeter Charles “Bounce” Fischer (MB)
Trumpeter Henry C. Weaver [CW] (MB)
Saddler John “Jack” Donahoe [V2] (PT)
Farrier William D. “Tinker Bill” Meyer (KIA) [V2] (MB)
Farrier George “Cully” Weaver (MB)
PVT Joseph “Joe” Bates [aka Joseph Murphy] (MB)
PVT Frank Braun (DOW) [R] (AG)
PVT Morris Cain [R] (MB)
PVT James W. Darcy [aka James Wilber] (WIA) [R] (RS)
PVT Henry H. “Harrison” Davis [CW] [V3] (PT)
PVT Jean B. “Frenchy” Gallenne (AG) (H/H)
PVT Jacob H. Gebhart [aka James J. Tanner] (DOW) [R]
PVT Bernard “Barney” Golden (MB)
PVT Henry “Tom” Gordon (KIA) [V2] (AG)
PVT George Heid (MB)
PVT Charles Kavanaugh [CW] (MB)
PVT Henry Klotzbucher (Company Clerk) (KIA) (MB)
PVT George Lorentz (KIA) [V2] (MB)
PVT Daniel Mahoney [R] (MB)
PVT John H. “Snopsy” Meier (WIA) (AG)
PVT Hugh N. Moore [V2] (MB)
PVT William E. “Bill” Morris (WIA) [R] (RS)
PVT Francis “Frank” Neely (AG)
PVT Daniel J. “Dan” Newell (WIA) (AG) (T/B)
PVT Edward D. Pigford (WIA) [R] (MB) {2}
PVT William E. Robinson (detached service as an assistant to Dr. Henry Porter)
PVT Roman “Henry” Rutten (WIA) [V2] (RS)
PVT Hobart Ryder (RS)
PVT William W. Rye [R] (MB)
PVT John Seamans [R] (MB)
PVT Robert Senn [R] (MB)
PVT James W. “Crazy Jim” Severs [V2] (MB)
PVT John “Big Fritz” Sivertsen [V2] (MB) (RT) (T/B)
PVT William C. “Bill” Slaper [R] (MB)
PVT George E. Smith (KIA) [R] (MB)
PVT Frank W. Sniffin (Company Color Bearer) [R] (MB)
PVT Frank Stratton [R] (MB)
PVT David “Sandy” Summers (KIA) (MB) (H/H)
PVT Levi M. Thornberry [R] (MB)
PVT Rollins L. “Robert” Thorpe [R] (AG)
PVT Henry J. “Jim” Turley (KIA) [V2] (AG)
PVT Thomas B. “Happy Jack” Varner (WIA) [R] (MB)
PVT Henry C. Voight (KIA) (MB)
PVT James “Jim” Weeks [R] (MB)
PVT John V. Whisten (MB)
PVT Charles T. Wiedman (WIA) [R] (MB)
PVT Charles H. Williams (MB)
Not Present at the Little Bighorn
SGT William Capes (Powder River Camp)
PVT John Dolan (Powder River Camp)
PVT James McCormick (Powder River Camp)
Wagoner Joseph Ricketts (Powder River Camp)
PVT Walter Sterland (Powder River Camp)
PVT Ferdinand Widmayer (Powder River Camp)
Farrier William Wood (Fort Rice)
PVT John Zametzer (Fort Rice)
Legend:
CPT=Captain; 1LT=First Lieutenant; 2LT=Second Lieutenant; 1SG=First Sergeant; SGT=Sergeant; CPL=Corporal; PVT=Private
KIA= killed in action; WIA=wounded in action; DOW=died of wounds; CW=Civil War veteran; V1=Battle of Washita veteran; V2=fought Indians on 1873 Yellowstone expedition; V3=veteran of both Washita and Yellowstone campaigns; R=recruit (less than nine months service); AG=on advance guard mission; RS=on 1SG Ryan’s timber scout mission; MB=with main body in valley; PT=detailed to pack train; RT=remained in timber during retreat; H/H=believed to have been a horse-holder; T/B=trained as a blacksmith
{2, 3, 7}=estimated number of enemy warriors that the trooper shot during the entire battle