Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Military Information:

• US Army
• Deceased
• QR Code
• PVT (Private)
• National Cemetery - Fort Sam Houston
• Indian Campaigns
• 1-Alpha List
• US Indian Scouts

Bio:

Martiriano Aguirre, a Yaqui Indian who served in the Indian Wars, was reburied with full military and Native American honors at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in the presence of three generations of descendants, all raised on tales of the Army private's courage.

The 15-year-old born in Mexico joined the US Army in 1878. His enlistment papers describe him as 22 years old, 5 feet, 5 inches with a copper complexion.

The private served for four years in the Indian Wars, mostly under Lt. John Bullis. Under Bullis' command, the Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, mostly descendants of escaped slaves, engaged in 12 battles on both sides of the border without losing a single scout in combat, according to the Fort Davis National Historic Site. The scouts became known for their tracking and marksmanship skills, as well as bravery in battles between the Army and Indian tribes.

http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/martirianoaguirre.htm