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Sergeant I-See-O (aka Tah-Bone-Mah)

Other Service · US Army · Sergeant

Rank: Sergeant
United States of America
sergeant-iseeo.jpgAdded by: dkaulayca. 1920s Fort Sill, Oklahoma Close-up of Sergeant Iseeo, Kiowa scout, in uniform in later years. Photo #P11965, The Fort Sill National Landmark, Fort Sill, O
fort-sill-troop-l.gifAdded by: dkaulayTroop L, 7th Cavalry
troop-l-1892.jpgAdded by: dkaulayTroop L Indian Scouts, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 1892
iseeo-horseback.jpgAdded by: dkaulayI-See-O, Troop L, 7th Cavalry, on horseback at Fort Sill guardhouse, c. 1890s. Photo #aeP1472, The Fort Sill National Historic Landmark, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
iseeo-indian-scout.jpgAdded by: dkaulaySergeant I-See-O, 1913.
iseeo-pershing-1922.jpgAdded by: dkaulaySgt I-See-O meets General John J. Pershing, 1922.
iseeo-pershing-harry-tee-1922.jpgAdded by: dkaulayFar left, Major George Marshall, later Chief of Staff of the Army in WWII, Gen. Pershing, Harry T, I-See-o's Son, Sgt. I-See-o,last Indian Scout on active duty
iseeo-wash-dc-1925.jpgAdded by: dkaulayNoted Indian scout visits White House. I-See-O, veteran Indian Scout, who has served 50 years in the U.S. Army is shown saluting the Secretary of War, J[...] We
Calvin Coolidge and I-See-O-1925.jpgAdded by: dkaulayJan 15, 1925. President Calvin Coolidge greets U.S. Army Sgt. I-See-O of the Kiowa in the Rose Garden of the White House in January 1925. Sgt. I-See-O was the l
iseeo-pautomah-tipi.jpgAdded by: dkaulayI-See-O & his wife, Pau-to-Mah with unidentified man in front of their tipi. Date unk.
i-see-o.jpgAdded by: dkaulayI-See-O, date unknown.
I-See-O's Funeral News Article-1927.jpgAdded by: dkaulayI-See-O's obituary, 12 Mar 1927.
iseeo-obit.jpgAdded by: dkaulay12 Mar 1927 Fort Sill, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA Obituary: The News-Review, Roseburg, OR.
funeral-iseeo-1927.jpgAdded by: dkaulayMar 1927 Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma Funeral of Sergeant Iseeo, March 1927. Photo #P3636, The Fort Sill National Landmark, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
iseeo-headstone.jpgAdded by: dkaulayFort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA Inscription: Kiowa Tribe; 1st SGT Troop L; 7th Cav; And Last Indian Scout On Active Duty
I-See-O 1892.jpgAdded by: dkaulayKiowa soldier I-See-O in field uniform, 1892.
descendants-insignia.jpgAdded by: dkaulay7th US Cavalry, Troop L Descendants
scouts-insignia-aft-1890.jpgAdded by: dkaulayIndian Scouts Insignia after 1890.
kiowa-logo.jpgAdded by: dkaulayKiowa Tribe Logo
U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959.jpgAdded by: dkaulay1883 Fort Sill, Oklahoma I-See-O is listed as a Private in the Police under the name Tah-Bone-Mah in this 1883 Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service:
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914.jpgAdded by: dkaulay26 Feb 1897 Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory, USA Register of Enlistments of Indian Scouts
U.S., Army Register of Enlistments, 1915.jpgAdded by: dkaulayTranscription of text in documentIseeo: This Scout is to be re-enlisted when present enlistment expires Born: Head of Red River Texas Age: 65 Occupation: Indian