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Myles Keogh command at Calhoun Hill and death

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Custer left Captain Keogh in charge of his right wing on Calhoun Hill while he scouted for a way to ford the Little Big Horn to capture hostages. He died to the northwest of Calhoun Hill.

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Myles Keogh

Myles Walter Keogh (March 25, 1840 – June 25, 1876) was an Irishman who fought in Italy during the 1860 Papal War before volunteering for the Union side in the American Civil War (1861 to 1865). During the war years, he was promoted from the rank of Captain to that of Major, finally being awarded the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the Civil War ended, Keogh received a permanent commission as Captain of Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment commanded by George Armstrong Custer during the Indian Wars of the 1870s. Myles Keogh was killed with Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876.

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