On This Field 17 officers and 133 enlisted men of the 7th U.S. Infantry under its Colonel

Bvt. Major General John Gibbon with 8 other soldiers and 36 citizens surprised and fought all day a superior force of Nez Perce Indians more than one-third of command being killed and wounded.

To The officers and soldiers of the Army

And Citizens of Montana Who fell at Big Hole

August 9th, 1877 In battle with Nez-Perce Indians

Killed 7th Infantry

Captain William Logan 1st Lieut. James H Bradley, 1st Lieut. William English 1st. Sergt. Robert L. Foseworth, Co.G. 1st. Sergt. Frederick Stortz, Co.K.

Sergt. Michael Hogan, Co. I. Sergt Wm. H. Martin, Co. C. Sergt. Wm. W. Watson, Co. F.

Corporal Wm. H. Payne, Co. D. Corporal Robt. E. Sale, Co. C

Corporal Daniel McCaffery. Co. I. Corporal Dominick O'Connor, Co. C

Corporal Jacob Eisenhut, Co. D

Musician Michael Gallaghar, Co. D. Musician Thomas Stinebaker, Co. K

Artificer John Kleis, Co. K

Privates: Matthew Butterly, Co. E. William D. Pomeroy, Co. F.

James McGuire, Co. F. John O'Brien, Co. G.

Gottlob Mauz, Co. G. McKinora L. Drake, Co. H.

Hermann Broetz, Co. I. John B. Smith, Co. A.

Sergt. Edward Page, Co. L. 2nd Cavalry

H.S. Botsvack (?), Post Guide at Fort Shaw

Citizen Volunteers

L.C. Elliott, John Armstrong, David Morrow,

Alvin Lockwood, Campbell Mitchell.