Bear Paw Memorial

Near Bear Paw, Montana, on September 30, 1877, enlisted men of the 2nd and 7th U.S. Cavalry and the 5th U.S. Infantry were killed in action, including from the 7th U.S. Cavalry Troop A, 1st Serg’t Geo. McDermott, Serg’t Otto Derglew, Pvt. John E. Cleaveland, Pvt. Lewis Kelly, and Pvt. Samuel McIntyre; Troop D, 1st Serg’t James S. Alberts, Pvt. Wm. J. Randall, and Pvt. David E. Dawsey; Troop K, 1st Serg’t Otto Wilde, Serg’t Max Meilke, Serg’t H. W. Raichel, Pvt. William Whitlow, Pvt. Francis Roth, Pvt. George Hurdick, and Pvt. Frank Knaupp; Troop G, Pvt. John Irving; and from the 5th U.S. Infantry, Co. B, Corp’l John Haddo; Co. C, Pvt. Richard M. Pershall; and Co. I, Pvt. Joseph Kohler.

Montana · United States