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Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Hampton M. Roach

 
 
Hampton M. Roach Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
1. Hampton M. Roach Marker
Inscription.
Cpl. U.S. Army - Co. F. 5th U.S. Cavalry
Medal of Honor
Issued
27-January-1880
 
Erected 1998.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: HeroesMilitaryWars, US Indian.
 
Location. 30° 14.032′ N, 93° 13.316′ W. Memorial is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Boulevard near West Pryce Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lake Charles LA 70601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steven L. Bennet (here, next to this marker); Charles W. Anderson (here, next to this marker); John Osborne (here, next to this marker); Martin Freeman (here, next to this marker); John Williams (here, next to this marker); Emanual Stance (here, next to this marker); Albert Weisbogel (here, next to this marker); Howard Gilmore (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Charles.
 
More about this memorial. Located at the Louisiana Medal of Honor fountain in the Lake Charles Veterans Memorial Park.
 
Also see . . .  CPL. Roach Citation Page. (Submitted on April 11, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
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Hampton M. Roach Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
2. Hampton M. Roach Marker
Louisiana Recipients Congressional Medal of Honor image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
3. Louisiana Recipients Congressional Medal of Honor
MoH Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
4. MoH Marker
In honor of all recipients Congressional Medal of Honor- Highest U.S.Military decoration awarded. Established Dec. 21, 1861 - Congressional Bill approved by President Lincoln. Over Thirty Four Hundred recipients/1998
Medal of Honor Fountain image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
5. Medal of Honor Fountain
Hampton M. Roach Grave Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe
6. Hampton M. Roach Grave Marker
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 3, Site 2393-WS
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 11, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.   6. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
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Jun. 19, 2026