Roster of Soldiers at Camp Bonita

Discover where the men of the 10th Cavalry's Troops E, H, and I were stationed throughout their military careers. If you have any information you would like to share about soldiers stationed here, please email us.

 

First Sergeant James Logan spent his entire career in Troop E of the 10th Cavalry.

NPS

Troop E (* indicates carved stone likely connected to soldier)

Frank Austin *

Born: Chillicothe, OH ~1858

Enlisted: Detroit, MI 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Filed for invalid pension April 30, 1928. Troops D and E of 10^th Cavalry, 1882 to 1892, but missing some enlistment records.

Top Black

Born: Unknown

Enlisted: Unknown

Travelled:

Retired: Dishonorable Discharge, August 1887

Died: Unknown

Notes: Record of Prisoner, August 16, 1887. Crime: Violation of 32, and 62 A.W. Dept. of Arizona. Sentence: Dishonorable discharge, forfeit of pay, and 1 year confinement.

Levi Bradley *

Born: Sumter, SC ~1845

Enlisted: Little Rock, AR 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Travelled:

Ft Sill, OK 1872 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

San Felipe, TX 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Grierson Springs, TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Tom Green Co., TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Custer, MT 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Custer, MT 1897 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Wagoner, Corporal, Sergeant. 10^th Cavalry Troops D and E.

Henry Butler *

Born: Petersburg, VA ~1851

Enlisted: Pittsburg, PA 1873 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

San Felipe, TX 1878 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

San Antonio, TX 1878 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Concho, TX 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1888 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

St. Louis, MO 1888 (9^th Cavalry, Troop I and G)

Ft. Robinson, NE 1893 (9^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1898 (9^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Iriga, Luzon, Philippines 1901 (9^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Retired: June, 1902 (9^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Shoemaker, Saddler, Private. Also in 9^th Cavalry, Troop G.

William Butler *

Born: Troy, OH ~1862

Enlisted: Detroit, MI 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Marion, IN July 15, 1924

Notes: Private. Waiter. Filed for disability in 1902.

Peter Clayborne

Born: Charleston, SC ~1849

Enlisted: Unknown

Travelled:

Ft. Keogh, MT 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D. Near Yellowstone National Park)

Ft. Assiniboine, MT 1897 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Retired: June, 1897 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Also in troop D, 10^th Cavalry. At least 6 enlistments, so missing many early ones.

Archie Coleman

Born: unknown

Enlisted: unknown

Travelled: unknown

Retired: unknown

Died: Soldiers’ Home, Washington, D.C. May 1916

Notes: Sept. 13, 1890 filed Certificate of Disability.

John W. Damond *

Born: Baltimore, MD ~1858

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1879 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Concho, TX 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

San Carlos, AZ 1889 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

Curtis DeGroat *

Born: Orange Co., NY ~1859

Enlisted: Chicago, IL 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Waiter, Private.

Primas Douglass

Born: Bertie Co., NC 1861

Enlisted: New York City, NY 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

Charles W. Gaines *

Born: Salisbury, MD ~1863

Enlisted: Philadelphia, PA 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Private.

Murray Gibson *

Born: Jonesburg, GA 1856

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1876 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

St. Louis, MO 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1886 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1891 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)
Ft. Custer, MT 1896 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Holguin, Cuba 1899 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft D.A. Russell, WY 1902 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Ft. D.A. Russell, WY? (Sergeant, Feb. 4, 1905)

Died: Abilene, KS March 8, 1928

Notes: Laborer, Private, Sergeant.

Richard Holt *

Born: Richmond, VA ~1861

Enlisted: Chicago, IL 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private. Filed for disability April 18, 1924.

David Hughes

Born: Henry Co., KY ~1855

Enlisted: Unknown

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Bayard, NM 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Farrier. Also in Troop D, 10^th Cavalry. Filed for disability in 1897.

Samuel Humphries

Born: Baldwin Co., GA ~1858

Enlisted: Atlanta, GA 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Concho, TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Thomas, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

San Carlos, AZ 1892 (Hospital Corps.)

Ft. Bayard, NM (Hospital Corps.)

Ft. Grant, AZ (Hospital Corps.)

Ft. Custer, MT 1897 (Hospital Corps.)

Ft. Missoula, MT (Hospital Corps.)

Camp Thomas, GA (Hospital Corps.)

Ft. Huachuca, AZ 1900 (Hospital Corps.)

Ft. Santiago, Manila, Philippines 1903 (Hospital Corps.)

Retired: 1903 (Possibly in Manila) (Hospital Corps.)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Farmer, Private.

Richard Johnson

Born: Northumberland, VA ~1861

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private. Filed for disability in 1930.

William H. Johnson

Born: Howard Co., MD ~1856

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop K)

Travelled:

Ft. Davis, TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop K)

Ft. Custer, MT 1893 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Camp Wikoff, Long Island, NY 1898 (Trumpeter, “honest and gallant soldier”)

Suffolk, NY 1898 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Jaro, Panay, Philippines, 1901 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Camp North Platt River, WY 1904 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Smithfield, M?, 1904 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: 1906

Died: Philadelphia, PA April 13, 1909

Notes: Laborer, Private, Trumpeter. Troop E and K, 10^th Cavalry. Filed for disability in 1900. Missing at least one enlistment (for AZ).

Henry C. Jones *

Born: Montgomery Co. TX or Brenham TX ~1861

Enlisted: San Antonio, TX 1883 (10^th Cavalry Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E Band and Hospital Corps)

Philadelphia, PA 1888 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1895 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I Band)

Ft. Missoula, MT 1895 (25^th Infantry, Troop B)

Ft. Missoula, MT 1896 (25^th Infantry, Troop B)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1896 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I Band)

Manzanillo, Cuba 1899 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Manzanillo, Cuba 1900 (10^th Cavalry, Band)

New York City, NY 1903 (25^th Infantry, Troop D, Hospital Corps, and Band?)

Ft. Niobrara, NE 1905 (25^th Infantry, Troop D, Hospital Corps, and Band?)

Chicago, IL 1905 (25^th Infantry, Troop A)

Ft. Meyer, VA 1905 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Ft. Robinson, NE 1907 (10^th Cavalry, Band)

Ft. Ethan Allen, VT 1910 (10^th Cavalry, Band)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Railroader, Private, Corporal. Early enlistments show different birth states (KY, MD, and TX), but seem like the same soldier, based on other details. Later, all enlistments say either Brenham, TX (Washington Co., TX) or Montgomery Co. TX, which is relatively close.

Joseph Morgan Kelly (Captain of Troop E) *

Born: New York, 1844

Enlisted: Pennsylvania 1861 (19^th Pennsylvania Infantry)

Travelled: Texas, Arizona, Montana, Cuba

Commanded:

69^th PA Infantry (1^st Lieutenant)

Veteran Reserve Corps (Captain)

38^th Infantry (1^st Lieutenant)

10^th Cavalry (Captain and Major)

Retired: Ft. Assiniboine, MT 1898, recalled to duty in Havana, Cuba 1906

Died: St. Louis, MO, March 7, 1911 (buried in Arlington National Cemetery)

Notes: Also fought in Civil War. Enlisted in 38^th US Infantry; 10^th Cavalry. Promoted to Major, 1893.

Charles Key *

Born: New Orleans, LA or Pass Christian, MS ~1846

Enlisted: Pulaski, TN 1864 (Civil War, 3^rd Alabama/111^th USCT)

Travelled:

Athens, AL 1864

Nashville, TN 1865 (military prison for deserting)

Nashville, TN 1866 (muster out of 111^th USCT)

Memphis, TN 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Sill, OK 1872 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

San Felipe, TX 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Concho, TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Trumbull, CT 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

New London, CT 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: 1892 (CT?) as Orderly Sergeant

Died: Cape May, NJ, November 11, 1910

Notes: 3^rd Alabama Colored Infantry re-designated as 111^th USCT (Key was in Troop H). Laborer, Private, Sergeant, Orderly Sergeant.

John Lewis *

Born: Westmoreland Co., VA ~1848

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1869 (10^th Cavalry, Troop B)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1874

St. Louis, MO 1875 (10^th Cavalry Troop I)

Ft. Sill, OK 1880

St. Louis, MO 1880 (24^th Infantry, Troop K)

Ft. Sill, OK 1885

San Antonio, TX 1885 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1890

Washington D.C. 1890 (9^th Cavalry, Troop A)

Ft. Robinson, NE 1895

Ft. Robinson, NE 1898 (9^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Retired: Unknown location, 1900

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private, Corporal, Sergeant. 1928 filed for disability.

Jerry Lloyd *

Born: Summer Co., KY or TN ~1855

Enlisted: Louisville, KY 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Concho, TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Beaumont, TX 1922

Notes: Laborer, Private. Filed for disability 1891.

James Logan * (two stones)

Born: Philadelphia, PA 1846

Enlisted: Philadelphia, PA 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1872 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

San Felipe, TX 1877

Ft. Concho, TX 1882

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Ft. Custer, MT 1892

Retired: Ft. Custer, MT 1894 (as Saddler Sergeant)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Sergeant, Saddler Sergeant, 1^st Sergeant. Entire career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop E.

Jerry R. Outlend *

Born: Madison Co., MS ~1856

Enlisted: Memphis, TN 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

St. Louis, MO 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: St. Louis, MO 1920

Notes: Laborer, Private, Corporal. Filed for disability 1891. Widow filed for pension 1926.

Charles H. Pipkins

Born: Unknown

Enlisted: Unknown

Travelled:

Bonita Canyon, AZ 1886 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Filed for disability in 1906.

William Redman

Born: Linburg? OH ~1861

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Glendale, OH May 19, 1931

Notes: Laborer, Private.

John W. Robinson * (two stones)

Born: Chatham?, Canada ~1863

Enlisted: Detroit, MI 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Blacksmith. GCMO #16 (Grand Court Martial Order?)

Lewis M. Smith

Born: Warrenton, VA ~1854

Enlisted: New York City, NY 1875 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1880 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1885 (24^th Infantry, Troop C and 10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Custer, MT 1895 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Lakeland, FL 1898 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Clark, TX 1899 (10^th Cavalry, Troop M)

Manzanillo, Cuba 1900 (10^th Cavalry, Troop M)

Retired: Ft. Robinson, NE 1902 (10^th Cavalry, Troop M)

Died: York, PA March 5, 1923

Notes: Private, Sergeant, 1^st Sergeant, 1^st Lieutenant. 10^th Cavalry Troops E, I, and M. 24^th Infantry, Troop C. Missing enlistment for Spanish American War when 1^st Lieutenant in 48^th Volunteers, Troop I.

James Spear *

Born: Thompson, GA ~1855

Enlisted: Atlanta, GA 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Concho, TX 1882

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Ft. Grant, AZ 1892

Retired: Unknown

Died: Washington, D.C. March 17, 1922

Notes: Farmer, Corporal, Sergeant. Entire career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop E. Filed for disability 1892. Has son, William Spear (according to pension papers). Maybe additional service (or son’s service) on pension papers.

George Strider *

Born: Cambridge, OH ~1862

Enlisted: Chicago, IL 1884(10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Hostler, Private. Filed for disability in 1905.

Morris Thompson

Born: Spartanburg? SC ~1860

Enlisted: Pittsburg, PA 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Corporal. Filed for disability in 1931.

Charles B. Turner *

Born: Mineral Point, WI 1859

Enlisted: Indianapolis, IN 1875 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Concho, TX 1880

Bonita Canyon, AZ 1885

Ft. Apache, AZ 1890

Ft. Custer, MT 1895

Huntsville, AL 1898

Washington, DC (resigned to accept commission?)

Retired: Ft. Mackenzie, WY (Squad Sergeant Major, Sept. 21, 1903)

Died: Washington, DC April 12, 1919

Notes: Private, 1^st Sergeant, 2^nd Lieutenant 48^th Volunteers in the Philippines, Squad Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major. Probably missing some enlistments. Most of career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop E.

William Varnon

Born: Georgetown, KY ~1859

Enlisted: Louisiana, MO? 1876

Travelled:

Ft. Concho, TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop J or G?)

St. Louis, MO 1886 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Retired: In service, at Ft. Grant, AZ 1892

Died: Unknown

Notes: Barber, Private. Missing at least one enlistment.

Buck Walls

Born: Fayette Co., KY ~1856

Enlisted: San Antonio, TX 1883

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1888

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Railroader, Private.

John H. West

Born: Prince George Co., MD ~1861

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

William B. Wills

Born: Baltimore, MD ~1860

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Sailor and Private.

Felix Wilson *

Born: Norfolk, VA ~1863

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1886

Retired: Dishonorable discharge, Ft. Grant, AZ 1886. GCMO #47.

Died: Unknown

Notes: Chair Caner, Private.

Fred Wilson *

Born: Bowie Co., TX ~1863

Enlisted: San Antonio, TX 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1888

Ft. Custer, MT 1893

St. Paul, MN 1893

Retired: Disability Discharge, Ft. Custer, MT 1897

Died: Unknown

Notes: Railroader, Private, Wagoner. Entire career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop E.

 

The Buffalo Soldiers stationed in Bonita Canyon probably used a saddle like this 1885 McClellan. Buglers in the 10th Cavalry and other musicians received supplemental uniform pieces like this 1885 musician's blouse. Canteens like this one were essential for soldiers crossing dry terrain.

Saddle: 7074. Coat: SB-472A. Canteen: 7121. Collection of Arizona History Museum.

Troop H ( * indicates carved stone likely connected to soldier)

Walter Armstrong

Born: Cambridge, MD ~1859

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1889

Washington, D.C. 1890 (24^th Infantry, Troop D)

Ft. Bayard, NM 1893

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private, Saddler.

Robert Banks

Born: Halifax, PA ~1846

Enlisted: Harrisburg, PA 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1872

Ft. Leavenworth, KS 1872

Ft. Davis, TX 1877

Ft. Davis, TX 1882

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Retired: n/a

Died: December 15, 1888 from “exhaustion from gastritis” at Ft. Apache, AZ.

Notes: Waiter, Farrier, Sergeant. Entire career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop H.

William Perry Battle * (two stones)

Born: Knoxville, MD 1858

Enlisted: Pittsburg, PA 1883

Travelled:

Pittsburg, PA 1891

Ft. Buford, ND 1894

Retired: Unknown

Died: Pittsburg, PA January 16, 1917. Buried in St. Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburg, PA.

Notes: Trumpeter. Long military career in 10^th Cavalry and Battery B, Pennsylvania Light Artillery. Missing many enlistments.

Randall Blunt

Born: Greenville, SC 1862

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: San Francisco, CA April 5, 1922

Notes: Laborer, Private.

Solomon Boller

Born: Nottoway Co., VA 1861

Enlisted: Cleveland, OH 1882

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: December 28, 1951

Notes: Laborer, Blacksmith. 1898 filed for disability. Buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.

Joseph Cammel *

Born: Madison Co., KY 1855

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1879

Travelled:

Ft. Davis, TX 1884

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889

Retired: unknown

Died: December 15, 1899

Notes: Laborer, Private. Buried in Albuquerque, NM?

John Franklin Casey *

Born: Caldwell Co., MO 1851

Enlisted: Kansas City, MO 1872 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Davis, TX 1877

Ft. Davis, TX 1878

Ft. Davis, TX 1883

Ft. Apache, AZ 1888

Retired: Unknown

Died: “Old Soldiers’ Home” Leavenworth, KS August 11, 1924

Notes: Long and interesting career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop H.

Joseph E. Cephas *

Born: Warrenton, VA ~1860

Enlisted: Unknown

Travelled:

Bonita Canyon, AZ 1886

Retired: Unknown

Died: January 9, 1897

Notes: Widow filed in November 1899. Buried in Menom Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.

Joseph Claggett (Clagget or Clagett) *

Born: Prince George Co., MD ~1846

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1872

Ft. Davis, TX 1877

Ft. Davis, TX 1882

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Ft. Buford, ND 1892

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897

Retired: Boxelder, MT 1897

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Saddler. Entire career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop H. Missing at least one enlistment (1887). Seems to have brother or cousin, John H. Clagget, also in Troop H, 10^th Cavalry (1867 enlistment).

Pollard Cole *

Born: Georgetown, KY 1842

Enlisted: Camp Nelson, KY 1864 (12^th Colored Heavy Artillery, Co. K)

Louisville, KY 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Bowling Green, KY 1865

Louisville, KY 1866

Ft. Sill, OK 1872

Ft. Davis, TX 1877

Ft. Davis, TX 1882

Presidio, TX 1882

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Ft. Buford, ND 1892

Retired: Ft. Buford, ND 1894

Died: Georgetown, KY May 20, 1900

Notes: Farmer, Laborer, Private, Sergeant. Entire career (except Civil War) in 10^th Cavalry, Troop H. Civil War muster says “Stephen Gano, reputed owner.”

Charles L. Cooper (Captain)

Born: New York, March 6, 1845

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1864 (127^th USCT, Lieutenant, after being in New York Militia)

Travelled: Bonita Canyon, AZ

Retired: as Brigadier General

Died: Worthington, OH September 30, 1919

Notes: Civil War: 71^st NY Militia, Co. B 1862 (private); 21^st NY Militia, Co. A. 1863 (private). Missing many enlistments. His daughter, Forrestine Cooper Hooker, recounted some of her memories growing up with the 10th Cavalry in her book Child of the Fighting Tenth, on the Frontier with the Buffalo Soldiers.

Peter Dehoney

Born: Columbia, KY 1865

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1889 (10^th Cavalry, Troop C)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop C)

Retired: Unknown

Died: October 19, 1951

Notes: Laborer, janitor, waiter. Private. Buried in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.

James Dillard *

Born: Todd Co., KY 1861

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Ft. Buford, ND 1892

Retired: n/a

Died: Missouri River near Ft. Buford, ND July 1, 1893 (drowned).

Notes: Entire career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop H.

Charles Faulkner *

Born: Garrett Co, KY 1850

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1879

Travelled:

Ft. Davis, TX 1884

Bonita Canyon, AZ 1885

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889

Ft. Buford, ND 1894

Manzanillo, Cuba 1899

USA T. Thomas (at sea, near the Philippines) 1902

Ft. Mackenzie, WY 1905

Ft. D.A. Russell, WY 1907

Retired: Presidio San Francisco, CA (Sergeant Major, Oct. 30, 1907)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Sergeant, Quarter Master Sergeant, Sergeant Major. Entire career seems to be with 10^th Cavalry, Troop H.

Michael Finnegan *

Born: Madison Co., FL 1862

Enlisted: Detroit, MI 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft Custer, MT 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop A)

Chicago, IL 1892 (24^th Infantry, Troop G)

Retired: Disability discharge, Ft. Bayard, NM 1895

Died: Elizabeth City, VA June 8, 1918

Notes: Painter, Wagoner, Private, 1^st Sergeant. Buried in National Soldiers' Home Cemetery in Elizabeth City, VA. In 1917 he was an Able Bodied Seaman on the British Steamship, East Wales, which was torpedoed and sunk.

James R. Fletcher

Born: Winchester, VA November 18, 1861

Enlisted: Philadelphia, PA 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Thomas, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1892 (Troop K, 10^th Cavalry)

Retired: Unknown

Died: March 24, 1942

Notes: Barber, Trumpeter. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Henry Gibson

Born: St. Louis, MO ~1863

Enlisted: St. Louis, MO 1885 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Grant, AZ 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

James Gibson

Born: Boone Co., KY ~1860

Enlisted: Cleveland, OH 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

San Carlos, AZ 1888 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Coachman, Private.

Charles Gray

Born: Baltimore, MD April 2, 1861

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Los Angeles, CA 1892 (24^th Infantry, Troop D)

Ft. Bayard, NM 1897 (24^th Infantry, Troop D)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Ajo, AZ January 9, 1929

Notes: Private, Corporal. Filed for disability in 1924 and 1927. Buried in Ajo, AZ.

Frank W. Hall *

Born: Warrenton, NC February 25, 1862

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1888 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Washington, D.C. 1888 (25^th Infantry, Company H)

Ft. Missoula, MT 1893 (25^th Infantry, Hospital Corps)

St. Paul, MN 1893 (25^th Infantry, Hospital Corps)

Hot Springs, AR 1898 (25^th Infantry, Hospital Corps)

Retired: Unknown

Died: January 12, 1923

Notes: Waiter, Private, Corporal. 1894 transferred to Hospital Corps. Filed for disability in 1899. Buried in Warrenton Plummer Cemetery, NC.

Hyder Harris *

Born: Caroline Co., VA ~1851

Enlisted: Boston, MA 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Retired: Unknown

Died: January 22, 1903

Notes: Laborer, Corporal. Emma Jane (Holland) Harris (widow) filed in March 1927.

Lewis Harris *

Born: Harford Co., MD 1847

Enlisted: Camp Stanton, MD 1864 (USCT 30th Maryland, Company H) and Baltimore, MD 1875 (10^th Cavalry, Troop A)

Travelled:

Petersburg, VA 1864 (USCT 30th Maryland, Company H)

Bennett Place, NC 1865 (USCT 30th Maryland, Company H)

Ft. Sill, OK 1880 (24^th Infantry, Troop H)

Ft. Supply, OK 1885 (24^th Infantry, Troop H)

Bonita Canyon, AZ 1886 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Huachuca, AZ 1895 (24^th Infantry, Troop H)

Siboney, Cuba 1898 (24^th Infantry, Troop A)

Retired: Baltimore? Dec 3, 1901

Died: Unknown

Notes: USCT Co. H, 30th MD regiment, mustered in March 10, 1864, out Dec 10, 1865

Farmer, Farrier, Private. Fought in Civil War, “Indian Wars,” and Spanish-American War.

John Hibbitt *

Born: Summer Co., TN ~1861

Enlisted: Indianapolis, IN 1882

Travelled:

Bonita Canyon, AZ

Retired: Unknown

Died: October 6, 1901

Notes: Filed for disability August 1901. Widow filed for pension after his death.

George Horton *

Born: Winnsboro, SC ~1848

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1873 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Davis, TX 1878

Baltimore, MD 1879 (9^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Reno, OK 1884

Washington, D.C. 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Filed for Disability in 1890. May be the mastermind behind the Garfield Monument because his block says “(GEORGE H)ORTON, PRESIDENT OF THE (TROO)P H CLUB IN HONOR OF (JAS. A. G)ARFIELD, REPRESENTING (THE STA)TE OF MISSOURI.” Researchers speculate that the “H” might stand for Heliograph, but heliographs were not in widespread use until the end of the Geronimo Campaign. “H” might also simply be the letter of the troop.

Silas Jones *

Born: Saline Co., MO ~1846

Enlisted: Memphis, TN 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1872

Ft. Davis, TX 1877

Valentine Station, TX 1882

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Ft. Buford, ND 1892

Retired: Unknown

Died: Havre, MT July 12, 1936

Notes: Laborer, Private, Trumpeter. Entire career with 10^th Cavalry, Troop H.

William Lynch

Born: Waynesville, OH ~1862

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887 (most likely)

Ft. Gibson, OK 1889 (9^th Cavalry, Troop K)

Ft. Robinson, NE 1890

Pine Ridge, SD 1891

Ft. Meyer, VA 1894

Retired: Unknown

Died: Ft. Gibson, OK January 17, 1916

Notes: Wife Ellen Lynch files for Widow Pension in 1918, for William Lynch, but gets actual pension from her first husband (George Goldsby, alias William Scott) who was also in the military.

Nathaniel McDaniels

Born: VA ~1853

Enlisted: Harrisburg, PA 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1888

Harrisburg, PA 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop C)

Washington, D.C. 1891

Retired: Disability Discharge, 1891

Died: Jersey City, NJ October 30, 1898

Notes: Injured in blast while building a road near Ft. Apache, AZ. Buried in New York Bay Cemetery.

Colonel E. Miller

Born: Elkton, MD ~1857

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1879 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Davis, TX 1884

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889

Ft. Marcy, NM 1889

Ft. Buford, ND 1892

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Maybe also a sailor. Private, Sergeant. Entire military career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop H.

Girard Miller *

Born: Washington, D.C. 1865

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1886

Retired: Unknown

Died: Buffalo, NY June 11, 1938

Notes: Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY. His wife was Jenny Miller, according to Forrestine Cooper Hooker, whose father was Charles Cooper, captain of Troop H.

Doe Mocfield

Born: Charlotte, NC ~1855

Enlisted: Atlanta, GA 1876 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Pomal? Colorado, TX 1881

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Cook, Private. Missing at least one enlistment.

George H. Newman *

Born: Middleburg, VA ~1860

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Travelled:

Washington, D.C. 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Ft. Douglas, UT 1897

Vancouver Barracks, OR 1900 (2^nd Artillery, Troop B)

San Francisco, CA 1900 (10^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Ft. Sam Houston, TX 1901

Jefferson Barracks, 1907 (9^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Ft. Meyer, VA 1910 (AW College)

Ft. Meyer, VA 1913

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: “AW College” in 1910 enlistment may be related to Ft. Meyer or Army War College. Corporal. Seem to be missing at least one enlistment.

Thomas Pleasants *

Born: Goochland Co., VA ~1862

Enlisted: Pittsburg, PA 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H & Band)

Travelled:

Santa Fe, NM 1888

Ft. Robinson, NE 1893 (9^th Cavalry Band)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1898 (9^th Cavalry Band)

Legaspi, Philippine Islands 1901 (9^th Cavalry Band)

Ft. Riley, KS 1904 (9^th Cavalry Band)

Kansas City, MO 1904 (24^th Infantry Band)

Ft. (William Henry) Harrison, MT 1905 (24^th Infantry and 9^th Cavalry Band)

Ft. (William Henry) Harrison, MT 1908 (9^th Cavalry and 24^th Infantry Bands)

Camp McGrath, Philippine Islands 1908 (9^th Cavalry Band)

Retired: April 22, 1909 Camp McGrath, Philippine Islands

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private, Corporal, Sergeant. Had blue, brown, or black eyes, according to different enlistments.

Charles Reed *

Born: Louisville, KY ~1850

Enlisted: San Antonio, TX 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

San Carlos, AZ 1888
Ft. Buford, ND 1894 (25^th Infantry, Troop C)

Retired: Disability discharge Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897

Died: Washington, D.C. July 26, 1915

Notes: Laborer, Private. Alias George Washington. Missing enlistment for 9^th Cavalry, Troop G. Filed for disability in 1897.

Joseph Rousey *

Born: Staunton, VA ~1855

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1876 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Camp near Presidio, TX 1881

Baltimore, MD 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887

Jefferson Barracks, MO 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1892

Retired: Unknown

Died: February 27, 1902

Notes: Private, 1^st Sergeant. Buried in Sharp St. Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. Widow filed for pension in 1911.

John T. Taylor (John J?) Taylor *

Born: Scott Co., KY ~1858

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1879 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Davis, TX 1884

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Corporal, Sergeant. Entire career seems to be in 10^th Cavalry, Troop H.

Charles Lincoln Terry * (two stones)

Born: Delphi, IN July 1865

Enlisted: Chicago, IL 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H, transferred to Band)

Travelled:

San Carlos, AZ 1889 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H, transferred to Band)

Ft. Marcy, NM 1889 (24^th Infantry, Troop C, transferred to 10^th Cavalry Troop H)

Ft. Bliss, TX 1892 (10^th Cavalry Band)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897 (10^th Cavalry Band)

Chicago, IL 1897 (25^th Infantry Band and Troop I)

Ft. Logan, CO 1899 (25^th Infantry Band and Troop I)

Chicago, IL 1900 (10^th Cavalry Band)

Ft. Robinson, NE 1903 (10^th Cavalry Band)

Ft. Robinson, NE 1906 (10^th Cavalry Band)

Jefferson Barracks, MO 1908 (25^th Infantry Band)

Ft. Lawton, WA 1911 (25^th Infantry Band)

Jefferson Barracks, MO 1911 (25^th Infantry Band)

Retired: Discharged for disability blowing brass instruments in the line of duty, 1911

Died: November 9, 1951

Notes: Barber, Trumpeter. Right eye blue, left eye brown, according to enlistment records. Buried in Union Cemetery, Smyrna, DE.

Charles Thomas *

Born: Philadelphia, PA ~1856

Enlisted: Philadelphia, PA 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private. In Troops H of 10^th Cavalry and 25^th Infantry. Missing at least one enlistment (25^th Infantry, Troop H), but maybe missing more. Filed for disability in 1893.

Lewis Thomas *

Born: Ottawa, VA ~1859

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Buford, ND 1894 (25^th Infantry, Troop E)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897 (25^th Infantry, Troop E)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1898 (25^th Infantry, Troop E)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Sailor, Private. Missing at least one enlistment, maybe more.

Sharp Thomas *

Born: Nottoway Co., VA ~1855

Enlisted: Pittsburg, PA 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

St. Louis, MO 1887 (25^th Infantry, Troop G)

Retired: Disability discharge in 1888 at Ft. Sisseton, SD.

Died: Unknown

Notes: Farmer, Private.

Samson West *

Born: Lexington, KY ~1857

Enlisted: Chicago, IL 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1886

Presidio at San Francisco, CA 1889 (10^th Cavalry, Troop M)

Ft. Buford, ND 1893

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Gardener, Private.

William H. Williams

Born: Westchester Co., NY ~1845

Enlisted: Boston, MA 1866 (40^th Infantry, Troop H, later reassigned to 25^th Infantry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ship Island, MI 1869 (25^th Infantry, Troop I)

Ft. Sill, OK 1874

Ft. Davis, TX 1879 (25^th Infantry, Troop I)

Ft. Snelling, MN 1884

Boston, MA 1885 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1890

Retired: Unknown

Died: Washington D.C., March 14, 1909

Notes: Waiter, Private, Sergeant. The 38^th, 29^th, 40^th and 41^st Infantries were consolidated into the 24^th and 25^th Infantries in 1869. Missing 9^th Cavalry, Troop A enlistment, and maybe more.

 

Winchester Hotchkiss repeating rifles, like this one, were issued to 10th Cavalry and 1st Infantry soldiers stationed in Arizona in the mid-1880s.

Rifle: 82.5.1. Collection of the Arizona History Museum.

Troop I (* indicates carved stone likely connected to soldier)

Benjamin Berry

Born: Williamsburg, MO 1855

Enlisted: St. Louis, MO 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop L)

Travelled:

Ft. Stockton, TX 1882

St. Louis, MO 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)
Ft. Verde, AZ 1887
Ft. Bayard, NM 1892 (24^th Infantry, Troop E)
Ft. Douglas, UT 1897
San Jose, Luzon, Philippines 1900 (24^th Infantry, Troop E)

Retired: Ft. Assinniboine, MT February 10, 1903

Died: Unknown location, February 2, 1906. Buried in Ft. Bayard National Cemetery, NM

Notes: Farmer, Private, Corporal, Artificer (skilled mechanic), 1^st Sergeant. Often returned to St. Louis, MO to re-enlist.

Samuel Bismukes

Born: Nashville, TN 1862

Enlisted: Louisville, KY 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1888 (10^th Cavalry, Hospital Steward)

Ft. Leavenworth, KS 1893 (24^th Infantry and 10^th Cavalry)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1899 (9^th and 10^th Cavalry)

Legazpi, Philippines 1902 (9^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Camp McGrath (Batangas), Philippines 1908 (9^th Cavalry, Troop A)

Retired: Ft. D.A. Russell, WY May 29, 1910

Died: Nashville, TN January 21, 1926

Notes: Hospital Steward, Farrier, Private, Cook. Widow filed for pension in 1926. Ft. D.A. Russell, WY, is now Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.

Thomas Braddock

Born: Howard (or Harvard?) Co., MD ~1856

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Pine Creek, AZ 1886

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Private. Filed for disability in 1899.

James Brown *

Born: Culpepper Co., VA ~1845

Enlisted: Washington, D.C., 1867 (10^th Cavalry, Troop J)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1872 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Richardson, TX 1877

Camp near Presidio, TX 1882

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Ft. Leavenworth, KS 1892

Retired: n/a

Died: February 5, 1895. Froze to death between Havre and Ft. Assinniboine, MT.

Notes: Waiter, Sergeant, 1^st Sergeant. Always “excellent character” on enlistments. All but first enlistment was with 10^th Cavalry, Troop I. Widow filed for pension in 1895.

Charles Buchanan *

Born: Nashville, TN ~1855

Enlisted: St. Louis, MO 1876 (10^th Cavalry, Troop L)

Travelled:

Ft. Stockton, TX 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Verde, AZ 1886

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Trumpeter.

Alexander Cheatham *

Born: Alexandria or Fairfax, VA ~1845

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1864 (USCT, 28^th Infantry, Company G)

St. Louis, MO 1872 (10^th Cavalry, Troops L & I)

Travelled:

Petersburg & Richmond Sieges; Poplar Grove Church; Weldon’s Railroad 1864-1865

Corpus Christi, TX 1865 (muster out of USCT)

Ft. Richardson, TX 1877

Camp near Presidio, TX 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Whipple Barracks, AZ (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Leavenworth, KS 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop C)

Retired: Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1895

Died: Alexandria, VA April 5, 1914

Notes: Alias Sandy Cheatham. Farmer, Private, Corporal, Sergeant. Widow: Annie Cheatham. Children: William, Almeta, Garnett, and Alwood. Civil War Substitute for E. C. Small.

William Dawson

Born: Richmond, VA ~1859

Enlisted: New York City, NY 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Sycamore Creek, AZ 1886

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Sailor, Private. Filed for disability in 1906.

Stephen H. Duboise

Born: Fulton, NY ~1859

Enlisted: Buffalo, NY 1880 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Lowell, AZ 1885

Buffalo, NY 1895

Tampa, FL 1898

Ft. Bliss, 1898

Holguin, Cuba 1902

Ft. Robinson, NE 1905

Retired: 1907 (perhaps at Ft. Robinson, NE)

Died: unknown

Notes: Hostler, Private, Saddler, Corporal. Sometimes “Dubois” instead of “Duboise.” Most of career seems to be in 10^th Cavalry, Troop I, but may be missing some enlistments. Saw one reference to 9^th Cavalry, Troop I.

Picket Fields

Born: Madison, VA ~1860

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Sycamore Creek, AZ 1886

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

Isaac Franklin *

Born: Rockbridge Co., VA ~1860

Enlisted: Pittsburg, PA 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Fort Verde, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

George Frink

Born: Lynchburg or Williamsburg, VA ~1853

Enlisted: St. Louis, MO 1876 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Camp near Presidio, TX 1881

St. Louis, MO 1882

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Sergeant.

John W. Gillet

Born: Accomack Co., VA ~1854

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

Allen Hall

Born: Charleston, SC ~1854

Enlisted: New York City, NY 1881

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1886

Retired: unknown

Died: unknown

Notes: Boatman, Private.

George Harris *

Born: Madison Co., VA ~1863

Enlisted: Philadelphia, PA 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

San Carlos, AZ 1889

San Antonio, TX 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop K)

Retired: Dishonorable discharge at Ft. Custer, MT 1894 (G.C.M.O 21)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private (very good character on first enlistment).

Frank J. Isam *

Born: Madison Co., MO ~1850

Enlisted: St. Louis, MO 1879 (9^th Cavalry, Troop B)

Travelled:

Ft. Hays, KS 1884

Jefferson Barracks, MO 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

San Carlos, AZ 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1891 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private, Saddler.

Clayton Jones

Born: Hanover Co.,? VA ~1858

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1886

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private. Filed for disability in 1896.

David Jones

Born: Cleveland, OH ~1862

Enlisted: Unknown

Travelled:

Jefferson Barracks, MO 1890 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1895

St. Joseph, MO 1902 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Washakie, WY 1905

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Blacksmith, Private. Filed for disability in 1922. Missing at least one early enlistment.

Howard Keene

Born: Scott Co., KY ~1861

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Dayton, OH August 27, 1932

Notes: Laborer, Private. Filed for disability in 1907. Appears Howard had a relative named Henry (born ~1857, Scott Co., KY), who also enlisted the same day, same place, in 10^th Cavalry, Troop L).

Minor Lewis

Born: Bowling Green, VA ~1859

Enlisted: Washington, D.C. 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1888

Ft. Apache, AZ 1891

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private. Entire career in 10^th Cavalry, Troop I.

Ananias Lumkins

Born: King and Queen Co., VA ~1860

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Ft. Leavenworth, KS 1894 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Camp Forse, AL 1899 (aka Camp Wheeler)

Holguin, Cuba 1902 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Ft. Robinson, NE 1905 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Camp Wallace, Philippine Islands 1908 (10^th Cavalry, Troop D)

Retired: Ft. Ethan Allen, VT August 9, 1909

Died: Unknown

Notes: Private, Corporal, 1^st Sergeant, Quartermaster Sergeant. May be missing one enlistment (last enlistment where he retires says 6 enlistments).

James Massey

Born: Wilmington, DE ~1859

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1888 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I & Hospital Steward)

Retired: Dishonorable discharge at Ft. Apache, AZ 1891 (G.C.M.O. 3)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

Robert Millbrown *

Born: St. Mary’s Co., MD ~1852

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1873 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1878

Camp Rice, TX 1883 (aka Ft. Hancock)

Camp Rice, TX 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop H)

Ft. Verde, AZ 1888

Ft. Leavenworth, KS 1893 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Camp Forse, AL 1898 (aka Camp Wheeler)

Huntsville, AL 1898

Retired: 1901 (perhaps in Alabama?)

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Sergeant, 1^st Sergeant. Maybe be missing at least one enlistment.

John W. Miller

Born: Hardin Co., KY ~1862

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Apache, AZ 1889

Louisville, KY 1889 (25^th Infantry, Troop C)

Ft. Buford, ND 1894

Columbus, ___? 1894 (25^th Infantry, Troop E)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897 (25^th Infantry, Troop L)

Iba, Zambales, Philippine Islands 1900 (25^th Infantry, Band)

Ft. Reno, OK 1903 (25^th Infantry, Troop E)

Ft. Bliss, TX 1906

Ft. George Wright, WA 1909 (25^th Infantry, Troop E)

Retired: Ft. George Wright, WA December 15, 1909

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private, Corporal, Sergeant Major, BS? Sergeant, B. (Bact.?) Sergeant Major.

George Parker

Born: Prince George Co., MD ~1856

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Baltimore, MD 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troop E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897

Baltimore, MD 1897 (25th Infantry, Troop E)

Retired: Disability Discharge, Ft. Columbus, NY 1899 (aka Ft. Jay)

Died: Washington, D.C. June 2, 1912

Notes: Laborer, Private, Corporal, Sergeant.

Edward Pickens

Born: Tuscaloosa, AL ~1862

Enlisted: St. Louis, MO 1883 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1888

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Corporal.

Hardaway Pleasant

Born: Virginia 1860

Enlisted: Pittsburg, PA 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Ft. McDowell, AZ 1887 (10^th Cavalry, Troops I, M, and E)

Ft. Grant, AZ 1892

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Barber, Private, Sergeant. Filed for Disability in 1906. Unknown connection to Alice and Frederick Toliver, but recorded in his pension papers.

Ben Potts

Born: David Co., NC ~1847

Enlisted: Unknown

Travelled:

Richardson, TX 1877 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Near Presidio, TX 1882

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Ft. Apache, AZ 1892

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Carpenter, Saddler, Sergeant. Entire career seems to be in 10^th Cavalry, Troop I. Supposedly, Potts was installed as District Deputy Grand Master of Arizona, which was designated the 6th Masonic District of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas.

William Proctor

Born: Baltimore, MD ~1860

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

George Reed

Born: Dover, TN ~1849

Enlisted: St. Louis, MO 1876 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Stockton, TX 1881

San Antonio, TX 1883

Ft. Verde, AZ 1888

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Farmer, Private. Filed for disability in 1889. Entire career seems to be in 10^th Cavalry, Troop I.

Solomon Richards

Born: Anne Arundel Co., MD ~1851

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1879 (9^th Cavalry, Troop C)

Travelled:

Ft. Sill, OK 1884

Washington, D.C. 1884 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

San Carlos, AZ 1889

Ft. Bayard, NM 1891 (24^th Infantry, Troop D)

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Farmer, Blacksmith, Private.

Philip Roberts

Born: Queen Anne Co., MD ~1861

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1892

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897

Holguin, Cuba 1900

Ft. Robinson, NE 1903

Ft. Robinson, NE 1906

Retired: Presidio of San Francisco, CA July 29, 1908

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private, Corporal, Sergeant, 1^st Sergeant, Quartermaster Sergeant. Entire career seems to be in 10^th Cavalry, Troop I. May have younger relative, William (born ~1863), who enlisted in 9^th Cavalry, Troop C.

Theodore Thomas

Born: Talbot Co., MD ~1853

Enlisted: Baltimore, MD 1882 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Laborer, Private.

Harry Williams

Born: Clear Springs, MD ~1857

Enlisted: Wisconsin, 1881 (10^th Cavalry, Troop I)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1886

Ft. Marcy, NM 1886 (10^th Cavalry, Troop A)

San Carlos, AZ (Hospital Corps)

Ft. Apache, AZ 1891

Ft. Hancock, TX 1892 (10^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Ft. Assinniboine, MT 1897

Ft. Ringgold, TX 1900 (10^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Ft. McKenzie, WY 1903 (10^th Cavalry, Troop G)

Retired: Disability discharge Ft. McKenzie, WY 1905

Died: Unknown

Notes: Hostler, Private.

James Williams (alias Benjamin Jackson) *

Born: Wooster, OH ~1848

Enlisted: Cincinnati, OH 1869 (Ben. Jackson) and Detroit, MI 1882 (James Williams)

Travelled:

Ft. Verde, AZ 1887

Retired: Unknown

Died: Unknown

Notes: Teamster, Private. Filed for Disability 1892. Alias Benjamin Jackson (10^th Cavalry, Company B) dishonorable discharge 1874. James Williams also in 24^th Infantry, Troop F and USCT 41^st Infantry, Troop C.

 

Cavalry troopers were issued riding boots like these from 1884.

Cavalry boots: 77.18.6A,B. Collection of the Arizona History Museum.

Little is known about the following soldiers, except that they are on the enlistment rolls for being at Bonita Canyon in 1885 or 1886. * indicate carved stone possibly connected to soldier.

Troop E

William Anderson *

John Davis

James H. Newson

Charles H. Owens *

John Smith *

George Williams *

Troop H

George W. Foster

George G. Harris *
Webb Chatmoran*

Troop I

James Boland *

Joseph Dixon (maybe Indian Scout from Mexico? But also Corporal, according to Bonita Canyon rolls)

Lewis Carter

Charles Griffin (One in Troop A, 10^th Cavalry and one in Troop M, 10^th Cavalry, and another one in Troop E, 25^th Infantry.)

George H. Hutchens

Henry McClatchia

John Noble

Edward Steward (one in 10^th Cavalry Troops B&D, one in Troop M)

David A. Watt (Farrier, perhaps also in the 9^th Cavalry) *