Hampton M. Roach

Hampton Roach was born in Concord, Louisiana, and served as a corporal in Company F of the 5th Cavalry. From September 29 to October 5, 1879, Ute warriors pinned Major Thomas Thornburgh's column down at Milk Creek, Colorado, a fight that grew out of settlers' pressure to remove the White River Utes and Agent Nathan Meeker's farming demands. Roach built breastworks under fire and kept the command supplied with water on three consecutive nights. Eleven soldiers received the Medal of Honor for the siege, his issued on January 27, 1880.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu — 1.1 mi
  A 6,000-square-foot museum of southwest Louisiana Carnival with about 275 costume mannequins and 14 animated figures, opened in April 2026.
• Imperial Calcasieu Museum — 1.4 mi
  Lake Charles's history museum, founded by the Junior League in 1963, with parish artifacts, Claire Chennault's uniform and the Sallier Oak.
• Sam Houston Jones State Park — 5.0 mi
  A 1,087-acre park on the West Fork of the Calcasieu with longleaf pine, cypress-tupelo swamp, five trails, cabins and kayak rentals.
• Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point — 9.4 mi
  A free visitor center at the western gateway of Louisiana's only All-American Road, with exhibits on alligators, migrating songbirds and the estuary.

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