William J. Fetterman
American commander
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William Judd Fetterman was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the subsequent Red Cloud's War on the Great Plains. Fetterman and his command of 80 men were killed in the Fetterman Fight. Wikipedia
Born: 1833, New London, CT
Died: December 21, 1866 (age 33 years), Wyoming
Buried: National Cemetery, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Rank: Captain
Service/branch: United States Army; Union Army
Unit: 18th Infantry Regiment
Wars: American Civil War; Indian Wars: Red Cloud's War