Medal Of Honor Details

Boody, Robert

Place of Birth:
Lemington
State of Birth:
ME
Rank:
Sergeant
Unit:
40th New York Infantry
Company:
B
Citation Place:
Chancellorsvill
Citation State:
VA
Citation Date:
VA
Citation:
This soldier, at Williamsburg, Va., than a corporal, at great personal risk, voluntarily saved the lives of and brought from the battlefield two wounded comrades. A year later, at Chancellorsville, voluntarily, and at great per- sonal risk, brought from the field of battle and saved the life of Capt. George B. Carse, Company C, 40th New York Volunteer Infantry. Place and Date: (Also) Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862.
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Date Issued:
8 July 1896