BOEHM, PETER M. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Second Lieutenant, Company K, 15th New York Cavalry.
Place and date:   At Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va., 31 March 1865. Entered service at: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Birth:   New York.

Date of issue:   15 December 1898.

Citation:   While acting as aide to General Custer, took a flag from the hands of color bearer, rode in front of a line that was being driven back and, under a heavy fire, rallied the men, re-formed the line, and repulsed the charge.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)