b. 20/03/1842 Sangerville, Maine. d. 08/02/1930 Dexter, Maine.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 07/11/1863 Rappahannock Station, Virginia.
Otis O Roberts MOH
Roberts was born on 20 March 1842 in Sangerville, Maine to parents Amos Roberts and Christiana Ryerson Roberts. He was one of three children. Roberts married three times, to Emelda J. Davis, Rosella Roberts, and Louise A. Hussey and fathered a total of four children. Roberts entered service in Dexter and served as a Sergeant with Company H of the 6th Maine Infantry. On 7 November 1863, at the Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, he engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the color bearer of the 8th Louisiana Infantry and was able to capture the unit’s flag. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on 28 December 1863.
BURIAL LOCATION: MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY, DEXTER, MAINE.
AT BOTTOM OF HILL BY THE SHED.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
