Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Hampton Mitchell Roach
Details
- Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company F,
5th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 29, 1879
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Milk River, Colorado, USA
Citation
Erected breastworks under fire; also kept the command supplied with water three consecutive nights while exposed to fire from ambushed Indians at close-range.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 27, 1880
- Born: 1854, Concord, LA, United States
- Died: January 24, 1923
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (3-2393-WS), Arlington, VA, United States