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Hugh Patterson Boon

Captain Hugh Patterson Boon, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Captain Hugh Patterson Boon was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Boon was 30 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.

Boon was born on July 24, 1834 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Boon died on January 14, 1908, at the age of 73. He is buried at Washington Cemetery in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Boon is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

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Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. July 24, 1834
    Born in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age 30. Company B, 1st West Virginia Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 14, 1908
    Died
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Washington Cemetery
    Washington, Pennsylvania

Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WD Warren C. Dockum Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

JM John William Mostoller Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JR John Rannahan Corporal · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 George W. Mears Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 Charles H. Fasnacht Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HD Hiram Adolphus Delavie Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.