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Post by Diane Merkel on Feb 22, 2024 10:15:59 GMT -6
From an article published by the Prairie Public NewsRoom: John Sauer of Rockford, North Dakota was serving in Benteen’s command. Sauer told of how the soldiers, on what is known today as Reno Hill, could hear gunfire and knew Custer was under attack, but were unable to go to his aid. He talked of how the troops suffered from lack of water. One soldier was wounded when he tried to reach the river to bring back water. Sauer was among a small group who braved enemy fire to retrieve the wounded man. It was for this act that Sauer was awarded the Medal of Honor.
On this date in 1916, the Devils Lake newspaper reported that although survivors of Little Big Horn had been promised a Medal of Honor and a bonus of two dollars per month, Sauer was among those who still had not received the award forty years after the battle. When Senator Hansbrough learned of this, he promised to look into it. A few months later, when Sauer went to a commemoration of the battle, he was wearing the Medal of Honor he was finally given. John Sauer is not on the LBH Roster or on the list of aliases, so I am guessing he is another "Sole Survivor." The National Park Service article did not mention Sauer, and I could not access the two other articles listed. I also checked Fold3 and found four items related to the name John Sauer, but none appeared to be members of the 7th. If anyone has additional information about Sauer, please reply. Otherwise, I will add him to the growing list of those who claimed to be survivors. Article: news.prairiepublic.org/podcast/dakota-datebook/2024-02-22/february-22-a-survivor-of-little-big-hornBest wishes, Diane |
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Post by noggy on Feb 23, 2024 10:29:05 GMT -6
From an article published by the Prairie Public NewsRoom: John Sauer of Rockford, North Dakota was serving in Benteen’s command. Sauer told of how the soldiers, on what is known today as Reno Hill, could hear gunfire and knew Custer was under attack, but were unable to go to his aid. He talked of how the troops suffered from lack of water. One soldier was wounded when he tried to reach the river to bring back water. Sauer was among a small group who braved enemy fire to retrieve the wounded man. It was for this act that Sauer was awarded the Medal of Honor.
On this date in 1916, the Devils Lake newspaper reported that although survivors of Little Big Horn had been promised a Medal of Honor and a bonus of two dollars per month, Sauer was among those who still had not received the award forty years after the battle. When Senator Hansbrough learned of this, he promised to look into it. A few months later, when Sauer went to a commemoration of the battle, he was wearing the Medal of Honor he was finally given. John Sauer is not on the LBH Roster or on the list of aliases, so I am guessing he is another "Sole Survivor." The National Park Service article did not mention Sauer, and I could not access the two other articles listed. I also checked Fold3 and found four items related to the name John Sauer, but none appeared to be members of the 7th. If anyone has additional information about Sauer, please reply. Otherwise, I will add him to the growing list of those who claimed to be survivors. Article: news.prairiepublic.org/podcast/dakota-datebook/2024-02-22/february-22-a-survivor-of-little-big-hornBest wishes, Diane Did not find a "Sauer" in Fred's Participants either. Tried googling, no hits. Well, we have the names of everyone at LBH who got a MoH. I guess with a little digging, one could find out who came from where, and then narrow it down to a possible alias or just proving it was a hoax. Also, this MoH winner would have to be alive in 1916, with for example Participants I'm pretty sure we can double check even further to see if anyone matching were alive or not then. is it just me or are there few people claiming to have been with Benteen/Reno? Kinda obvious why, ofc. Most fake (I should stretch it to "unconfirmed" to be polite) participants I can remember claimed to have been with GAC's command, not the hundreds of survivors on Reno Hill. For anyone interested in the subject, I must remind of this thread and the link to some very good research in it: lbha.proboards.com/thread/5584/list-last-stand-survivors All the best, Noggy |
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Post by Diane Merkel on Feb 24, 2024 10:01:23 GMT -6
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Post by Diane Merkel on Feb 25, 2024 9:31:06 GMT -6
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