| Birth: | 1835 | | Death: | Feb. 24, 1873 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as First Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. His citation reads "On board the USS Oneida during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men onboard as the enemy fire raked her decks and penetrated her boilers, Sgt. Roantree performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the furious battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan." (bio by: Don Morfe)
Search Amazon for James Roantree | | | Burial:
New Calvary Cemetery
Mattapan
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section 10E, Row 5, Grave 5 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Dec 21, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 8198647 |
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