Thomas Boyne

Thomas Boyne

Infobox Military Person
name=Thomas Boyne
born= 1849
died= April 21, death year and age|1896|1849
placeofbirth=Prince George's County, Maryland
placeofdeath=Washington, D.C.
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=Sergeant
commands=
unit=9th Cavalry Regiment
battles=Indian Wars
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Thomas Boyne (1849–April 21 1896) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

In 1879, Boyne was serving as a Sergeant in Company C of the 9th Cavalry Regiment in New Mexico. He was cited for " [b] ravery in action" at the Mimbres Mountains on May 29 1879, and at the Cuchillo Negro River near Ojo Caliente on September 27 1879. For those actions, Sergeant Boyne was awarded the Medal of Honor on January 6 1882.

Boyne died in 1896 and was buried at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Mimbres Mountains, N. Mex., 29 May 1879; at Cuchillo Negro River near Ojo Caliente, N. Mex., 27 September 1879. Entered service at:------. Birth: Prince Georges County, Md. Date of issue: 6 January 1882.

Citation: :Bravery in action.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars
*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|7173933 Retrieved on 2007-01-15

*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-19
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html
accessdate = 2007-01-15

Persondata
NAME= Boyne, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH= Prince George's County, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH= April 21, 1896
PLACE OF DEATH= Washington, D.C.


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