Beerball Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Next to last paragraph. RIP Buffalo Soldier: Isaiah Mays, an African American soldier who died more than eight decades ago, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday. Mr. Mays, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor as a Buffalo soldier, had been interred at an unmarked grave in Arizona. I'll do some digging tonight, but if anyone has details on Isaiah's life & the circumstances surrounding his award I would love to read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrygnome Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Next to last paragraph.RIP I'll do some digging tonight, but if anyone has details on Isaiah's life & the circumstances surrounding his award I would love to read them. I did a report on him in a U.S History class I took in college about famous and forgotten Buffalo soldiers. Basically Mays and a few other soldiers were escorting a paymaster with $28,000 in gold and silver to pay troops around the Arizona territory. They were attacked by robbers and Mays and another soldier Benjamin Brown, showed great heroism by fighting them off then walking and crawling two miles to a nearby ranch for help before the robbers could come back for a second attempt. The two men recieved Congressional Medals of Honor for their bravery. Here is a couple good sites with some other info if you are interested. http://oldguardriders.com/mays.htm http://www.9thcavalry.com/history/mays.htm Enjoy. It's a real good story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 I did a report on him in a U.S History class I took in college about famous and forgotten Buffalo soldiers. Basically Mays and a few other soldiers were escorting a paymaster with $28,000 in gold and silver to pay troops around the Arizona territory. They were attacked by robbers and Mays and another soldier Benjamin Brown, showed great heroism by fighting them off then walking and crawling two miles to a nearby ranch for help before the robbers could come back for a second attempt. The two men recieved Congressional Medals of Honor for their bravery. Here is a couple good sites with some other info if you are interested. http://oldguardriders.com/mays.htm http://www.9thcavalry.com/history/mays.htm Enjoy. It's a real good story. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Next to last paragraph.RIP I'll do some digging tonight, but if anyone has details on Isaiah's life & the circumstances surrounding his award I would love to read them. I think someone beat you to the digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fewell733 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I always thought the "Buffalo Soldiers" would have made for a good team name for a Buffalo franchise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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