James Watson was born in Hudson, New York, in 1850. His mother was from Ohio, and his father from NY. He worked as a laborer. Watson enlisted in the 7th U.S. Cavalry in 1875 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was assigned to Company C, and served under Captain Thomas W. Custer. He participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn River on June 25-26, 1876, where, as his company approached the bluffs overlooking the river, Watson’s horse and that of another man, Peter Thompson, gave out. Watson was able to get his horse up again, but the two men were unable to keep up with their company, which was in a battalion under the command of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Watson and Thompson continued on to the river, but were unable to rejoin Custer. They returned to the bluffs and joined the remaining elements of the regiment under Maj. Marcus Reno. Hudson is a city located in Columbia County, New York. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River in Kentucky. ... The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custers Last Stand, was an engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army, June 25- June 26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Peter Thompson (born Carlisle, England, November 27, 1942) was a dashing, exciting winger who was part of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s. ... George Armstrong Custer Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (December 6, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was an American cavalry commander in the Civil War and the Indian Wars who is best remembered for his defeat and death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn against a coalition of Native American tribes... Major Marcus Albert Reno was born November 15, 1834, in Carrollton, Illinois. ...

Watson survived the battle and later spoke with members of his company about his adventures with Thompson at the Little Big Horn while separated from the regiment. He was eventually discharged from the army in 1880. Watson suffered from a significant respiratory illness, which may have been asthma or tuberculosis. Watson returned to the Midwest by train with a private from another company, William Slaper, who later recalled that Watson was intending to go to Grand Rapids, Michigan. No record of Watson’s later life has been found. Noted Indian Wars historian Walter Mason Camp, investigating Thompson's curious account, attempted to locate Watson, without success. Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Nickname: Furniture City Location in the state of Michigan Founded County Kent County Mayor George Heartwell Area  - Total  - Water 117. ... The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ...

Many years later, Slaper would tell journalist and Western historian E. A. Brininstool that he and Watson were friends, but that Watson did not tell him of any adventure with Peter Thompson at the Little Bighorn. Slaper’s conclusion was that Thompson had made up the story. Brininstool published Slaper’s account in A Trooper with Custer in 1925. Peter Thompson (born Carlisle, England, November 27, 1942) was a dashing, exciting winger who was part of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...