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Post by Diane Merkel on Oct 19, 2008 9:10:46 GMT -6
From a website visitor: My maternal great grandfather Dr. Charles A. Stein was a veterinarian assigned to care for the horses and mules of the 7th cavalry during the time of Custer’s last campaign. He was not at the battle of Little Bighorn but is believed to have met survivors at Rosebud and treated the famous horse Comanche. You might find the following history from the Kansas Historical Society of interest:
www.kancoll.org/khq/1977/77_3_gray.htm
Robert Gray, author of the history found at the above link mentions that he no longer finds Dr. Stein’s name in the St. Paul, MN, veterinary directory after 1891 and wonders what happened to him. My great grandfather died October 21, 1891 in St. Paul, MN. It was reported in the NY Times on Oct. 22nd of that year. It is likely also reported in the St. Paul paper at the time, but I cannot find those records online (have to view microfiche). He is believed to have committed suicide by poison, a fact my mother (who is now 90 and has dementia) never mentioned to our family! His daughter Augusta Louisa Stein was my grandmother moved from St. Paul to Tacoma to marry my grandfather, Frank Julian Taft. Shortly after my mother was born, they moved to Seattle.
Do you have any of the historical records regarding veterinary surgeons, as they were called, serving in the 7th Cavalry? I would like to learn more about my relative if possible.
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Post by clw on Oct 20, 2008 7:15:55 GMT -6
It's always nice to hear from the descendants of the Seventh and thanks for the NYT reference. I had read that Kansas Historical Quarterly article and found it very interesting. It was written by John S. Gray (not Robert), one of the finest of the LBH historians. I haven't checked, but would imagine that the veterinary military history volumes listed in his footnotes are difficult to find, but would be well worth the hunt. The NYT obit is here... query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B04E1DB123AE533A25751C2A9669D94609ED7CF
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