Medal of Honor Fight, 1875

In the 1870s, the U.S. Army relied on Black Seminole (Seminole-Negro) Indian scouts in campaigns against raiding Native Americans along the Texas-Mexico border. In April 1875, Lt. John L. Bullis and three scouts -- Sergeant John Ward, Private Pompey Factor and Trumpeter Isaac Payne -- left Fort Clark to scout for raiders in this area. After four days, they found a fresh trail and on April 25, within a half-mile of this site, they engaged a party of about 30 Comanche Indians with dozens of horses. Outgunned and outnumbered, the scouts withdrew, but Bullis' horse bolted, stranding him. Factor and Payne provided cover fire, and Ward rescued his Lieutenant. The three Seminole scouts later received Medals of Honor for their gallantry. (2006)

Medal of Honor Fight, 1875 is a historical marker in Comstock, Val Verde County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Val Verde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7061, -101.3530 near Comstock. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pecos River High Bridge, Silver Spike, Southern Pacific Ceremony of, Near Site, and Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013504. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.