US Soldier killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Pvt Meyer enlisted into the US Army on December 16, 1872, in Pittsburgh, PA. He was described as 5'6", blue eyes, light hair with a fair complexion. His civilian occupation was laborer. On February 9, 1873, Meyer was assigned to Company M, 7th US Cavalry Regiment at Oxford, MS. Company M was commanded by Captain Thomas French. Meyer's daily duties were company "tinner". At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Company M was assigned to Major Marcus Reno's battalion. There are two different reports on how Meyer was killed. One surviving soldier claimed Meyer had been killed near Dr. Porter, as they climbed the wrong ridge instead of towards Reno's position. The other report claimed he was shot during the retreat from the Valley Fight towards the Little Big Horn River. After the battle, Meyer's body was described as being in an "awful state of mutilation." Meyers, like most soldiers killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was buried where it had been found. In 1881, all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on top of Last Stand Hill.
US Soldier killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Pvt Meyer enlisted into the US Army on December 16, 1872, in Pittsburgh, PA. He was described as 5'6", blue eyes, light hair with a fair complexion. His civilian occupation was laborer. On February 9, 1873, Meyer was assigned to Company M, 7th US Cavalry Regiment at Oxford, MS. Company M was commanded by Captain Thomas French. Meyer's daily duties were company "tinner". At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Company M was assigned to Major Marcus Reno's battalion. There are two different reports on how Meyer was killed. One surviving soldier claimed Meyer had been killed near Dr. Porter, as they climbed the wrong ridge instead of towards Reno's position. The other report claimed he was shot during the retreat from the Valley Fight towards the Little Big Horn River. After the battle, Meyer's body was described as being in an "awful state of mutilation." Meyers, like most soldiers killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was buried where it had been found. In 1881, all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on top of Last Stand Hill.
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