BOYNTON, HENRY V. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Lieutenant Colonel, 35th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863. Entered service at: Ohio. Born: 22 July 1835, West Stockbridge, Mass.

Date of issue:   15 November 1893.

Citation:   Led his regiment in the face of a severe fire of the enemy; was severely wounded.

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)