A Buffalo Soldier earned the Medal of Honor in Arizona Territory and ended up buried under a brick with a number scratched into it. Isaiah Mays was born into slavery in Virginia in 1858. He later enlisted in the Army and became a corporal in the 24th Infantry, serving in Arizona Territory. On May 11, 1889, Mays and 11 other Buffalo Soldiers were escorting an Army paymaster carrying more than $28,000 in gold and silver from Fort Grant to Fort Thomas. About 15 miles outside Pima, robbers blocked the road with a boulder and opened fire from above. The fight lasted nearly two hours. Eight of the 12 soldiers were wounded. Mays was shot in both legs, but after his sergeant went down, he took command and kept fighting. He eventually crawled roughly two miles to a ranch to get help. By the time help arrived, the payroll was gone. The soldiers recognized the attackers and identified them. Eleven men were arrested and eight went to trial, but an all-white jury acquitted every defendant. Th...