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Post by Diane Merkel on Nov 17, 2017 10:29:02 GMT -5
On the 100th anniversary in 1968, a Cheyenne museum returned the body of a Cheyenne child to the tribe who gathered at Washita to bury the baby in sacred tribal ground.
7th Cavalry relatives, known as the “Grandsons of the Seventh Cavalry,“ descendants of 7th cavalry members, and relatives of the Cheyenne at Washita joined together at the ceremony. The 7th Cavalry captain Eric Gault was presented with the blanket that had wrapped the baby’s coffin as a gesture of goodwill, an incredible kindness.
Deeply moved, he, in turn, handed over his badge containing the name “Garryowen” and promised the original would never be played again by the 7th Cavalry relatives. Article: www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ireland-song-garryowen-banned-custer
Has anyone heard of the "Grandsons of the Seventh Cavalry," or has someone been rubbing the blarney stone again?
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Post by noggy on Nov 18, 2017 18:30:08 GMT -5
On the 100th anniversary in 1968, a Cheyenne museum returned the body of a Cheyenne child to the tribe who gathered at Washita to bury the baby in sacred tribal ground.
7th Cavalry relatives, known as the “Grandsons of the Seventh Cavalry,“ descendants of 7th cavalry members, and relatives of the Cheyenne at Washita joined together at the ceremony. The 7th Cavalry captain Eric Gault was presented with the blanket that had wrapped the baby’s coffin as a gesture of goodwill, an incredible kindness.
Deeply moved, he, in turn, handed over his badge containing the name “Garryowen” and promised the original would never be played again by the 7th Cavalry relatives. Article: www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ireland-song-garryowen-banned-custer
Has anyone heard of the "Grandsons of the Seventh Cavalry," or has someone been rubbing the blarney stone again?
DianeI have heard of them, they are mentioned here and there. However I always thought they were reinactors rather than actual descendants of 7th Cavalry Regiments members. Really not sure that part is correct. |
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Post by Diane Merkel on Nov 20, 2017 12:09:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply, Noggy. I believe you are correct that they were reenactors rather than descendants. The whole story is suspect.
Diane
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Post by drw59 on Jul 6, 2020 1:04:28 GMT -5
Hi, Diane -- I was doing some research on this today because -- very unfortunately (or worse) -- this tune, Garryowen, was used to lead-off the fireworks display after the president's speech at Mount Rushmore. Here is the most complete version of the story I found, as recounted by Lawrence Hart, the Cheyenne Peace Chief who received the pin and the pledge. The article tells the life story of Lawrence Hart, but the recollection of this event in 1968 is well-covered in it. (I found several other versions, but they were all abridged tellings of this same tale.) themennonite.org/feature/lawrence-harts-vision-peace/ |
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