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[davewilma]

I learned of this board from a colleague on Civil War Talk. My great grandfather's brother was Private Richard Dorn/Doran who was KIA on June 26 at the Reno-Benteen Battlefield. He was in Capt. MacDougal's Co. B and the pack train. According to Walter Camp's notes of an interview of MacDougal, Dorn was killed by a sharpshooter while waking the captain.

Dorn was the son of Irish immigrants in Bonson, Michigan. His older brother served in the Union Army.

[fred]

Dorn (aka Doran), PVT Richard B. — b. Bronson, MI, 11 Feb 1853 – d. 26 Jun 1876, killed at the Little Big Horn. Company B, private. Gray eyes, dark hair, dark complexion; 5’ 9” tall. Enlisted 20 Jan 1872 in Chicago. CPT McDougall’s orderly. Killed on Reno Hill, early morning of 26 June, while waking McDougall. Shot in head. Son of John and Bridget Hanley Dorn. Had two brothers, William and Michael. Civilian occupation: laborer. Father died Nov 1863. Listed number 11 in “June Returns, Alterations… Killed in action.”

Best wishes,
Fred.