Otis O. Roberts, Medal of Honor (USA)

Sergeant Otis O. Roberts, Company H - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station

Birth: Mar. 20, 1842 Sangerville Piscataquis County Maine, USA

Death: Feb. 8, 1930 Dexter Penobscot County Maine, USA

Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company H, 6th Maine Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 7, 1863 at Rappahannock Station, Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag of 8th Louisiana (C.S.A.) in a hand-to-hand struggle with the color bearer." (bio by: Don Morfe)

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Parents:

 Amos Roberts (1800 - 1886)

 Christiana Ryerson Roberts (1804 - 1887)

Spouses:

 Rosella Roberts (____ - 1875)

 Louise A Hussey Roberts (1853 - 1938)*

Children:

 Otis J Roberts (1877 - 1965)*

 Kate Roberts Inman (1878 - 1960)*

 Jessie L. Roberts Mower (1884 - 1960)*

Siblings:

 Christiana A Roberts Bryant (1840 - 1910)*

 Otis O. Roberts (1842 - 1930)

 Prudence Roberts Davis (1844 - 1912)*

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Burial:

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Dexter

Penobscot County

Maine, USA