Private Pompey Factor was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 25, 1875 at Pecos River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Indian Scouts. Factor was about 26 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 28, 1875.
Factor was born in 1849 in Arkansas. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fort Duncan, Maverick County, Texas. Factor died on March 29, 1928 in Brackettsville, Texas, at the age of about 79. He is buried at Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery in Brackettsville, Texas.
Factor is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 78 credited to Texas.
Official Medal of Honor citation
With three other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Indian Wars.
Places
Timeline
- 1849Born in Arkansas
- April 25, 1875Act of valor — Pecos River, TexasAge about 26. Indian Scouts
- May 28, 1875Medal of Honor presented
- March 29, 1928Died in Brackettsville, TexasAge about 79.
- Resting placeSeminole Indian Scout CemeteryBrackettsville, Texas
Biography
Pompey Factor (c. 1849 – March 29, 1928) was a Black Seminole who served as a United States Army Indian Scout and received America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the Western United States.
From the Wikipedia article “Pompey Factor”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →
