Payne, Isaac, 1854-1904
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Payne, Isaac, 1854-1904
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1854-1904
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Paine, Isaac, 1854-1904
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Surname :
Paine
Forename :
Isaac
Date :
1854-1904
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1854
1854
Birth
1904-01-12
1904
Death
The exact date of Isaac Payne’s birth is unknown.
Biographical History
Isaac Payne, or Isaac Paine, (1854–1904) was a Black Seminole who served as a United States Army Indian Scout and received America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.
Payne and other Black Seminoles enlisted in the army October 1871 and became known as one of the Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts. On April 25, 1875, he was serving as a trumpeter by the Pecos River in Texas where, "[w]ith 3 other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol."
A month later, on May 28, 1875, Payne was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the engagement. Two of the other men who took part in the charge, Pompey Factor and John Ward, both Black Seminoles, also received Medals of Honor.
Payne was discharged in January 1901, and moved back to Mexico, where he lived until his death at age 49 or 50. He was buried at the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery in Brackettville, Texas.
Rank and organization: Trumpeter, Indian Scouts. Place and date: At Pecos River, Tex., April 25, 1875. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Mexico. Date of issue: May 28, 1875.
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With 3 other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6076935
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7416041/isaac-payne
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Immigration
Indians
Indian scouts
Medal of Honor
Red River War, 1874-1875
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Indian scouts
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Mexico
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Birth
Isaac Payne in Muzquiz, was born in Coahuila de Zaragozawas in 1854. The exact date of birth is unknown.
Pecos River
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Isaac Payne received a Medal of Honor for actions taking on the Pecos River in Texas.
Mexico
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Death
Isaac Payne died in Muzquiz, Coahuila de Zaragoza on January 12, 1904.