This post has two functions.
1. Correct the GPS information for the Private James King gravesite. For whatever reason my GPS was off that day by quite a bit. I wanted to insure the accuracy of the GPS coordinates so I am making the change. The GPS reading for the Private King grave is N44.138730, W103.391279.
2. On this date, July 9, in 1882, Daniel Newell married Mary Harlow at the Fort Meade Chapel. Here is a photo of the current chapel on the grounds of Fort Meade. According to sources, the original chapel burned down some time in the 1940's or 50's.
This website is dedicated to the 7th Cavalry troopers who are buried in South Dakota. From the tragic death of Abram Brant only hours before he was to receive his Medal of Honor to the murder of Elijah Strode, the lives of these 7th Cavalrymen is anything but boring. Together, their lives span from before the Civil War, through Wounded Knee and up to the 1950s. Even though their lives didn't grab the headlines like General Custer, their stories are worth exploring, even more so in my opinion.
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