Medal of Honor
1879-09-29
Milk River, Colorado, USA
- Rank at action
- Corporal
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Erected breastworks under fire; also kept the command supplied with water 3 consecutive nights while exposed to fire from ambushed Indians at close range.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Hampton Mitchell Roach — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003001
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 25e2682979e00e15d93a3bcb056d2feb7842ba347cd67cdfb7a64b40f1e18e34
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current official profile expands the middle name. Corporal remains rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank Second Lieutenant.