U.S. Army
Hampton Mitchell Roach
ConflictIndian Campaigns
RankSecond Lieutenant
Year of Action1879
Unit/Command5th U.S. Cavalry, Company F
BirthplaceConcord, Louisiana
Citation
Erected breastworks under fire; also kept the command supplied with water 3 consecutive nights while exposed to fire from ambushed Indians at close range.
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