Corporal Adolph Metzger . . .

Corporal Adolph Metzger was of German descent and a combat veteran of the Civil War and Plains Indian Wars. Two weeks before his death, on December 6th, he helped Colonel Carrington rescue Lieutenant Grummond from certain death. After running out of ammunition, he fought to the end, using his bugle as a club. His body was left untouched and covered with a buffalo cape, an honor from his adversaries. He left behind a wife and daughter. His body was later recovered and buried in a mass grave at Fort Phil Kearny cemetery, and in 1888 his entire detail was reinterred at the Custer National Cemetery.

Wyoming · United States