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Peter Paul Roth

Private Peter Paul Roth, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 12, 1874 at Washita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns September 12, 1874Born in Germany

Private Peter Paul Roth was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 12, 1874 at Washita River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Roth was 24 years old.

5 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 4, 1874.

Roth was born on June 5, 1850 in Beffendorf, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Roth died on January 18, 1907 in Rottenmunster, Germany, at the age of 56. He is buried at Der Friedhof von Rottenmunster in Rottweil, Germany.

Roth is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

While carrying dispatches was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he and his comrades fought throughout the day.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. June 5, 1850
    Born in Beffendorf, Germany
  2. September 12, 1874
    Act of valor — Washita River, Texas
    Age 24. Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry
  3. November 4, 1874
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 18, 1907
    Died in Rottenmunster, Germany
    Age 56.
  5. Resting place
    Der Friedhof von Rottenmunster
    Rottweil

Also honored for actions on September 12, 1874

AC Amos Chapman Scout · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 William "Billy" Dixon Scout · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JH John Harrington Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 GS George W. Smith Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ✦ ZW Zachariah Woodall Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874

Same unit

FN Frederick S. Neilon Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 WW William Winterbottom Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

HF Hermann Emil Fichter Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1871 Thaddeus Brown Glover Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880 PM Patrick Martin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 EB Edmond Thomas Butler Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 CM Charles H. Montrose Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JM John Mitchell Merrill Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.