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Medal of Honor Recipient

Isaiah Mays

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001296Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1889

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Medal of Honor

May 11, 1889

Cedar Springs, Arizona Territory, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company B, 24th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

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

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Isaiah Mays — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001303
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Columbus Barracks, Ohio
Archive transcription SHA-256
6b8d2cfb06ebd7222dfd5b99f9ead7cb96025169b36508ae9ae1afbb9393edb1

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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