Rare, Historic, 1916 U.S. Army Mexican Border Service Medal, Raid On Columbus New Mexico, Black History

Rare, Historic, 1916 U.S. Army Mexican Border Service Medal, raid On Columbus New Mexico, Black History

"SERVICE" BADGE FOR NATIONAL GUARD AND BLACK CAVALRY BUFFALO SOLDIERS.

Text begins with bold word "RAID" followed by "Columbus, N.M. Mch 9th" This is the 1916 date of Pancho Villa's first attack in the U.S. Less than a week later, General Pershing led regular army soldiers into Mexico in pursuit, The medal text names two more raids on May 6th and June 14th followed by bold text "National Guard Called To Colors/June 18th" as per Wilson's order. The next three lines in bold text read "Ambush At Carrizal, Mex. June 21st". This refers to the African-American unit, the 10th Cavalry, one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" regiments in the post-Civil War Regular Army. Pershing sent the 10th to Carrizal to investigate reports Villa was there, but instead they found 400 regular Mexican army troops. Capt. Charles Boyd refused the Mexican order to return north and took his troops through the town. This cost him and ten other Buffalo Soldiers their lives. Pershing was furious and wanted to attack the Mexican army.
The raid on Glenn Springs occurred on the night of May 5–6, 1916, when Mexican Villistas and Carrancistas attacked the towns of Boquillas and Glenn Springs, Texas. In Glenn Springs, the raiders burned several buildings and fought a three-hour battle with a small force of American soldiers who were stationed there. At the same time, a second party of rebels robbed a general store and a silver mine in Boquillas. Four Americans were killed and the rebels took two hostages to Coahuila. In response to the attack, the United States Army launched a short punitive expedition into Mexico, fought with the rebels, and rescued the captives.

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