Pompey Factor

Private/Scout, U. S. Army

Medal Of Honor

GENERAL ORDERS:
Date of Issue: May 28, 1875
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Pompey Factor, 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, Private Factor participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.