James W. Forsyth
United States general
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context of the Wounded Knee Massacre
- In Wounded Knee Massacre: Massacre
…7th Cavalry, commanded by Colonel James W. Forsyth, reached the Miniconjou camp near Wounded Knee Creek, located roughly 20 miles northeast of the Pine Ridge Agency. The late General George Armstrong Custer had led the 7th Cavalry to its demise at the Little Bighorn less than 15 years earlier. Big…
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