James Pym
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− | Private '''James Pym''' (1852 – November 29, 1893) was a British-born soldier in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] who served with the [[7th Cavalry]] during the [[Great Sioux War of 1876 | + | Private '''James Pym''' (1852 – November 29, 1893) was a British-born soldier in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] who served with the [[7th Cavalry]] during the [[Great Sioux War of 1876]]. He was one of twenty-four men who received the [[Medal of Honor]] for gallantry, Pym being among those who volunteered to carry water from the [[Little Bighorn River]] to wounded soldiers on [[Battle of the Little Bighorn#Reno and Benteen on Reno Hill|Reno Hill]], at the [[Battle of the Little Bighorn]] on June 25, 1876. |
==Biography (short)== | ==Biography (short)== |