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 Medal of Honor Fight, 1875
N 29° 42.363 W 101° 21.210
14R E 272311 N 3288532
Third of three historic markers in stone pedestals overlooking the Pecos River in a rest area off the US 90.
Waymark Code: WMPNQ2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2015
Views: 4
This historic marker is the furthest south of the three markers at this rest area, overlooking the confluence of the Rio Grande and Pecos Rivers. Adam Payne, an Army Scout who who earned his Medal of Honor in the fight discussed in this historic marker, was killed two years later by another man who has also earned the Medal of Honor. See: ( visit link) More details on Adam Payne (AKA Isaac Payne): ( visit link) John Ward: ( visit link) and Pompey Factor ( visit link)
Marker Number: 13504
Marker Text:
In the 1870s, the U.S. Army relied on Black Seminole (Seminole-Negro) Indian scouts in campaigns against raiding Native Americans along the Texas-Mexico border. In April 1875, Lt. John L. Bullis and three scouts -- Sergeant John Ward, Private Pompey Factor and Trumpeter Isaac Payne -- left Fort Clark to scout for raiders in this area. After four days, they found a fresh trail and on April 25, within a half-mile of this site, they engaged a party of about 30 Comanche Indians with dozens of horses. Outgunned and outnumbered, the scouts withdrew, but Bullis' horse bolted, stranding him. Factor and Payne provided cover fire, and Ward rescued his Lieutenant. The three Seminole scouts later received Medals of Honor for their gallantry. (2006)
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