US Soldier killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Military records list two places of birth for Pvt Short. Army records list his place of birth as either London, England or Lehigh County, PA. Short enlisted into the US Army on October 9, 1875, at the St Louis Barracks, MO. He was described as 5'7", gray eyes, brown hair with a fair complexion. His civilian occupation was laborer. On October 21, 1875, Short reported for duty at Ft Lincoln, Dakota Territory. He was assigned to Company C, 7th US Cavalry Regiment. Company C was commanded by two time Medal of Honor recipient and LTC George A Custer's brother, Captain Tom Custer. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn Company C was attached to LTC Custer's Battalion. During the battle Short was killed. His body was not identified by burial details. At the time it was likely his unidentified remains were buried where they had been found. Sometime after the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the skeletal remains of a Company C soldier and his horse were discovered miles from the battlefield near a creek. It has been reported, in some accounts of this discovery, that the remains were Short's. And that he had escaped from the battlefield only to die from his wounds. It is now believed the remains were probably not Pvt Short, but that they belonged to another unidentified Company C soldier. This conclusion is based upon the original source of Short being found at the creek. Sgt. Daniel Knipe (who survived the battle and had not been present when the remains at the creek were found) had made the claim about it being Short years after the discovery. None of the soldiers, who were present at the original discovery of the remains at the creek, were ever recorded as claiming the body was Short's or that any of his personnel property was found at the site. Therefore, it is likely Short's final resting place is in the Mass Grave on Last Stand Hill.