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Pvt Peter Hambright

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Pvt Peter Hambright

Birth
Death
25 Oct 1956 (aged 82)
Burial
Glenwood, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Veteran's Garden of Valor
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A Principal Musician in the band of the 10th Calvary that invaded Cuba fighting along side Teddy Roosevelts Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war. The 10th was one of 4 African American units that fought in the war. Many had been Buffalo soldiers previously in the Mexican American war. Roosevelt said of this unit that had defended his Rough Riders on several occassions, "(They are) brave men worthy of respect, I don't think any Rough Rider will ever forget the tie that binds us to the Tenth Cavalry."
A Principal Musician in the band of the 10th Calvary that invaded Cuba fighting along side Teddy Roosevelts Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war. The 10th was one of 4 African American units that fought in the war. Many had been Buffalo soldiers previously in the Mexican American war. Roosevelt said of this unit that had defended his Rough Riders on several occassions, "(They are) brave men worthy of respect, I don't think any Rough Rider will ever forget the tie that binds us to the Tenth Cavalry."

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  • Created by: Don M
  • Added: May 17, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37206641/peter-hambright: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Peter Hambright (25 Jul 1874–25 Oct 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37206641, citing Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens South, Glenwood, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Don M (contributor 47122049).