Robert Boody


Robert Milton Boody was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Boody received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Williamsburg at Williamsburg, Virginia and the Battle of Chancellorsville at Chancellorsville, Virginia on May 5, 1862 and May 2, 1863. He was honored with the award on July 8, 1896.

Biography

Boody was born in Limington, Maine on March 6, 1836. He joined the army from Amesbury, Massachusetts in June 1861. It was while he was a sergeant in the 40th New York Infantry when he performed the two acts of gallantry for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He was commissioned as an officer in September 1863, and was mustered out in July 1864.
Boody died on October 22, 1913 and his remains are interred in the Greenwood Cemetery in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Medal of Honor citation