I KNOW THIS IS A OLD POSTING, BUT THOUGHT I WOULD ANSWER ANYWAY. IN THE RECORDS FROM FORT LARAMIE THEY SHOW HERMAN BORN IN PRUSSIA IN 1849, BUT ON HIS GRAVE IN CHEYENNE WYO, IT SHOWS BORN 1840 DIED 1898. I HAVE BEEN THERE MANY TIME, I LIVE NEAR CHEYENNE. THERE IS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT HERMAN AT THE FORT AND ALSO IN THE WYO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ( WYO STATE ARCHIVES ) HIS HOUSE STILL STANDS IN CHEYENNE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME, JEHHAAS@AOL.COM JIM HAAS