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White Swan
1851 – 1904 Custer National Cemetery
Photo added by Isaac Kicking Bear
- Birth
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Montana, USA
- Death
- 12 Aug 1904 (aged 52–53)
Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana, USA
- Burial
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Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 45.5694784, Longitude: -107.4317384
- Plot
- Section A, Grave 460
- Memorial ID
- 5989474 View Source
Private, Indian Scouts, 7th US Cavalry. Crow Indian tribe. Also known as Mee-nah-tsee-us (Strikes Enemy).
He enlisted on 10 April 1876 at Crow Agency, Montana, in the 7th Infantry, for six months, and was attached to the 7th US Cavalry. Attached to Major Reno's Battalion, he was in the valley and hilltop fights during the Battle of the Little Big Horn (25-27 June 1876), and was wounded in the valley. He was one of ten Crow Indian Scouts in the valley fight, where he was wounded in the right wrist and thigh by Whirlwind, a Cheyenne Indian. He died at age 53 at Crow Agency, and was buried in the Custer National Cemetery.
He enlisted on 10 April 1876 at Crow Agency, Montana, in the 7th Infantry, for six months, and was attached to the 7th US Cavalry. Attached to Major Reno's Battalion, he was in the valley and hilltop fights during the Battle of the Little Big Horn (25-27 June 1876), and was wounded in the valley. He was one of ten Crow Indian Scouts in the valley fight, where he was wounded in the right wrist and thigh by Whirlwind, a Cheyenne Indian. He died at age 53 at Crow Agency, and was buried in the Custer National Cemetery.
Private, Indian Scouts, 7th US Cavalry. Crow Indian tribe. Also known as Mee-nah-tsee-us (Strikes Enemy).
He enlisted on 10 April 1876 at Crow Agency, Montana, in the 7th Infantry, for six months, and was attached to the 7th US Cavalry. Attached to Major Reno's Battalion, he was in the valley and hilltop fights during the Battle of the Little Big Horn (25-27 June 1876), and was wounded in the valley. He was one of ten Crow Indian Scouts in the valley fight, where he was wounded in the right wrist and thigh by Whirlwind, a Cheyenne Indian. He died at age 53 at Crow Agency, and was buried in the Custer National Cemetery.
He enlisted on 10 April 1876 at Crow Agency, Montana, in the 7th Infantry, for six months, and was attached to the 7th US Cavalry. Attached to Major Reno's Battalion, he was in the valley and hilltop fights during the Battle of the Little Big Horn (25-27 June 1876), and was wounded in the valley. He was one of ten Crow Indian Scouts in the valley fight, where he was wounded in the right wrist and thigh by Whirlwind, a Cheyenne Indian. He died at age 53 at Crow Agency, and was buried in the Custer National Cemetery.
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- Created by: Kit and Morgan Benson
- Added: Nov 21, 2001
- Find a Grave Memorial ID:
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5989474/white-swan: accessed ), memorial page for White Swan (1851–12 Aug 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5989474, citing Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana, USA; Maintained by Kit and Morgan Benson (contributor 46483611).
