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James S. Roantree (c. 1835 – February 24, 1873) was a
sergeant Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...
serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.


Biography

Roantree was born in about 1835 in Leixlip Kildare, Ireland. After immigrating to the United States, he enlisted in the Marine Corps from Brooklyn on January 15, 1858. He was assigned to the
Marine Detachment A Marine Detachment, or MarDet, was a unit of 35 to 85 United States Marines aboard large warships including cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. They were a regular component of a ship's company from the formation of the United States Ma ...
aboard the when it was sent to fight in the American Civil War during the Battle of Mobile Bay. He was discharged in December 1870.US Marine Corps Historical Dictionary
/ref> Roantree died on February 24, 1873, and was buried at New Calvary Cemetery in Mattapan, Massachusetts.


Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1835, Dublin, Ireland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864. Citation:
On board the U.S.S. 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 on board as 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.


See also

* List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S


References


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* 1830s births 1873 deaths 19th-century Irish people Military personnel from County Dublin United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients United States Marines Union Marines People of New York (state) in the American Civil War Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients Irish emigrants to the United States Burials in Massachusetts American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor {{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub