Lieutenant Colonel Henry Van ness Boynton, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 35th Ohio Infantry. Boynton was 28 years old.
15 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 15, 1893, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.
Boynton was born on July 22, 1835 in West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Boynton died on June 3, 1905 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the age of 69. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Boynton is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Led his regiment in the face of a severe fire of the enemy; was severely wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: correspondent, journalist, author
Source: Wikidata.
Places
Timeline
- July 22, 1835Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- November 25, 1863Act of valor — Missionary Ridge, TennesseeAge 28. 35th Ohio Infantry
- November 15, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- June 3, 1905Died in Atlantic City, New JerseyAge 69.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Henry Van Ness Boynton (June 22, 1835 – June 3, 1905) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Returning to duty in 1898 during the Spanish–American War, Boynton was promoted to brigadier general.
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