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Connecticut National Guard Lt. Arthur Lockhart “Gat” Howard joined the Canadian fight to put down the 1885 North-West Rebellion by the Métis Indians. (Canadian War Museum)
Connecticut National Guard Lt. Arthur Lockhart “Gat” Howard joined the Canadian fight to put down the 1885 North-West Rebellion by the Métis Indians. (Canadian War Museum)