Patrick Bruce (1844 - 1876)

Born 1844 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Died 25 Jun 1876 at about age 32 in The Battle of the Little Bighorn

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Biography

Patrick Bruce was born in 1844 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland.^[1]

He was in the U.S. Army.^[1]

Patrick died in Jun 1876 in The Battle of the Little Big Horn aged ~32 and was buried there on what became the Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, Little Big Horn Battle Site, Big Horn County, Montana^[1]

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #60309493 Pvt Patrick Bruce

   Birth 1844

   Cork, County Cork, Ireland

   Death 25 Jun 1876 (aged 31–32)

   Little Big Horn Battle Site, Big Horn County, Montana, USA

   Burial

   Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, Little Big Horn Battle Site, Big Horn County, Montana, USA