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On May 11, 1889, a US Army paymaster escorted by 11 “Buffalo” Soldiers were ambushed on their way from Fort Grant to Fort Thomas in the Arizona Territory by between seven and 13 bandits.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On May 11, 1889, a US Army paymaster escorted by 11 “Buffalo” Soldiers were ambushed on their way from Fort Grant to Fort Thomas in the Arizona Territory by between seven and 13 bandits.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-payroll-robbery-results-in-2-medals-of-honor
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arizona_Territory_Map,_1883.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grave_of_Benjamin_Brown.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holding_Up_the_Pay_Escort_Remington.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isaiah_Mays.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isaiah_Mays_grave.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_Joseph_Washington_Wham.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sergeant-Benjamin-Brown.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wham_Paymaster_Robbery_Defendants_and_Counsel.jpg
The images by Edurs34 available at pixabay.com/illustrations/board-chalk-chalkboard-education-5585922/, by Erkut2 available at pixabay.com/videos/dollars-economics-money-3d-work-34882/, and by mohamed_hassan available at pixabay.com/illustrations/newspaper-article-journal-headlines-3324168 are licensed under the Pixabay License: pixabay.com/service/license
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