Photograph associated with Isaiah Mays

Indian Wars

Isaiah Mays

Corporal · U.S. Army

Company B, 24th U.S. Infantry

11 May 1889 · Arizona

Public domain. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, collector. Source file

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Indian Wars
Home state
Ohio
Action
Arizona

The citation

Official citation

Gallantry in the fight between Paymaster Wham's escort and robbers. Mays walked and crawled 2 miles to a ranch for help.

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