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Bravery at Bloody Run

by | Nov 21, 2016 | True West Blog

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In May of 1889, outlaws attacked the army paymaster, Major Wham (rhymes with bomb) and a Buffalo Soldier escort between Fort Grant and Fort Thomas, Arizona Territory. Although the outlaws got away with the loot, Cpl. Isaiah Mays and Sgt Ben Brown put up a stiff resistance and both received the Medal of Honor for their bravery. For years Mays tried to get an army pension but failed, dying at Ph


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