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Major Joel Elliott was buried at Ft. Arbuckle when he was killed at the Battle of the Washita with Custer's 7th Cavalry. Only death dates are available. It was later determined, by an army grave relocation team in 1872, that 54 additional graves existed at Ft. Arbuckle and 26 soldiers were buried on Guy Sandy Creek who died of cholera. These additional graves were never located. The area was allowed to burn off and that destroyed the wooden grave markers and the location of the graves. When Ft. Arbuckle was decommissioned in 1870, the names listed below were moved to Ft. Gibson, OK and re-interred at the National Cemetery. Fifty four others were not moved.
Mrs. Blinn and her son Willie were captives of the Kiowa when Custer attacked the Cheyenne village of Black Kettle. Several weeks later the Army returned to try and locate the bodies of Major Elliott and his troop. They did and went on to the Kiowa camp 2 miles down stream. The Village was abandoned and the bodies of Mrs. Blinn and her child were discovered. Their bodies were taken to Ft. Arbuckle for burial along with Maj. Elliott.
| BUTLER, John, Pvt. | Mar 29, 1868 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| CAMPBELL, Jim G., Civilian | Apr 24, 1860 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| CARROLL, M. L., Pvt. | Nov. 24, 1858 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| CLACKIN, Wm., Sgt. | Oct 11, 1867 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| DORSEY, James, Pvt. | Feb. 6, 1870 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| ELLIOTT, Joel H., Major | Nov 27, 1868 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| NEVILLE, John Pvt. | Oct. 12, 1869 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| POWELL, William, Civilian | no dates | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| REVES, Joseph, Pvt. | 1872 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| ROBENT, John, Pvt. | Apr 28, 1866 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| SEARLES, James, Pvt. | Sep 6, 1868 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| TAYLOR, Samuel, Pvt. | July 7, 1867 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| WHEELER, H. Pvt. | Apr 22, 1868 | Fort Arbuckle removed to Ft. Gibson in 1872 |
| BLINN, Clara Harrington | Nov 27, 1868 | Fort Arbuckle still buried at Ft. Arbuckle somewhere |
| BLINN, Willie s/o Clara |
Nov 27, 1868 | Fort Arbuckle still buried at Ft. Arbuckle somewhere |
| Andrews, John, Pvt. | Nov 16, 1866 | Fort Arbuckle still buried at Ft. Arbuckle somewhere |
| Borsess?, John, Pvt. | Nov. 19, 1866 | Fort Arbuckle still buried at Ft. Arbuckle somewhere |
| Johnson, Orin, Pvt. | Nov. 28, 1866 | Fort Arbuckle still buried at Ft. Arbuckle somewhere |
| Pe-A-Tah-Kak Kickapoo |
March 1854 | executed for murder still buried at Ft. Arbuckle somewhere |
| So-Kok-Wah Kickapoo |
March, 1854 | executed for murder still buried at Ft. Arbuckle somewhere |
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