Medal of Honor
1874-09-26 through 1874-09-27
Canyon Blanco tributary, Red River, Texas, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Indian Scouts
The Citation
Sources ↓Rendered invaluable service to Col. R. S. Mackenzie, 4th U.S. Cavalry, during this engagement.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Adam Paine — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002977
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Entered service at
- Fort Duncan, Texas
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 21eb63eb536fafd2785c37dff480fa6f9b942b72a744f4146a6ef5a3c2bb0b4a
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile documents “Payne, Adam” as an alternate name; it is preserved as an alias.