Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Peter Paul Roth
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company A,
6th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 12, 1874
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Washita River, Texas, USA
Citation
While carrying dispatches was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he and his comrades fought throughout the day.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: November 4, 1874
- Born: June 5, 1850, Beffendorf, Germany
- Died: January 18, 1907, Rottenmunster, Germany
- Buried: Der Friedhof von Rottenmunster, Rottweil, Germany