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Roach, Hampton Mitchell
Roach, Hampton Mitchell
ConflictIndian Campaigns
RankSecond Lieutenant
Year of Action1879
Unit/Command5th U.S. Cavalry, Company F
HometownConcord, 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.

Branch: U.S. ArmyConflict: Indian CampaignsYear of Action: 1879

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