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Group or institution

7th US Cavalry

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1874

Every event in Historedia whose sources name 7th US Cavalry, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Gold discovered in the Black Hills

    1874

    Role: Expedition Unit

    1. 1874 · French CreekDiscovery of Gold in French Creek

      Custer's 1874 expedition confirmed gold deposits in French Creek, in territory the 1868 treaty exempted from non-indigenous settlement.

    2. July 22, 1874 · Black HillsExpedition Arrival in Black Hills

      Custer's 7th Cavalry arrived in the Black Hills on July 22, 1874, to investigate gold reports despite treaty restrictions.

Sources

  1. Black Hills Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  2. Black Hills Expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03