Hopkins had been a famous distance rider, a cowboy and a dispatch rider for the United States government; in the latter capacity he carried a message to the U.S.7th Cavalry Regiment authorizing the Wounded Knee Massacre of Lakota Sioux.
Hopkins had been a famous distance rider for the United States government. Hopkins had been a cowboy for the United States government. Hopkins had been a dispatch rider for the United States government. He carried a message to the U.S.7th Cavalry Regiment. This was in the latter capacity. He was authorizing the Wounded Knee Massacre of Lakota Sioux. This was in the latter capacity.