Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Isaac
Payne
1854

–

January 12, 1904

Cemetery:

Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Trumpeter

    Division:

    Indian Scouts

    Action Date:

    April 26, 1875
    Date of Issue: May 28, 1875

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Trumpeter Isaac Payne, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 26 April 1875, while serving with Indian Scouts, in action at Pecos River, Texas. With three other men, Trumpeter Payne participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.