James Roberts
Seaman of the United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient
About James Roberts
Born 1837. James Roberts was an American.
James Roberts (born 14 February 1837) was a seaman of the United States Navy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was born in England in 1837 and lived in Hartford, Connecticut. On 23 December 1864, while serving aboard the , he volunteered to help guide a fire ship towed by the to the vicinity of the Confederate-held Fort Fisher in North Carolina. The explosion of the fire ship caused significant fires in Fort Fisher for at least one day. Roberts was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action on 31 December 1864.
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seaman of the United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient
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