Robert Boody-Haverhill, MA
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Don.Morfe
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Williamsburg, VA on May 5, 1862 and Chancellorsville, VA on May 2, 1863. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Haverhill, MA.
Waymark Code: WMYPXC
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2018
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He was born on March 6, 1836 in Limington, ME and died on October 22, 1913 in Haverhill, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BOODY, ROBERT
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 40th New York Infantry
• Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863
• Entered service at: Amesbury, Mass.
• Date of issue: 8 July 1896
Citation: This soldier, at Williamsburg, Va., then a corporal, at great personal risk, voluntarily saved the lives of and brought from the battlefield 2 wounded comrades. A year later, at Chancellorsville, voluntarily, and at great personal risk, brought from the field of battle and saved the life of Capt. George B. Carse, Company C, 40th New York Volunteer Infantry.
Armed Service: Army
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