Medal of Honor Recipient: Corporal Hampton M. Roach
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 5th U.S.
Cavalry. Place and date: At Milk River, Colo., 29 September to 5 Qctober 1879.
Entered service at:------. Birth: Concord ,
La. Date of issue: 27 January 1880 .
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.
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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