Other Events:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 78895925

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78895925

Charles married Marie Van Buskirk before 1835. Marie was born in May 1806 in New York; died on 25 Oct 1880 in Riverside, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried after 25 Oct 1880 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LHFQ-XVD
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 12852
• Group: Famous Historical Figure
• Group: Veteran of Civil War - Union
• Occupation: Awarded Civil War Medal of Honor 15 Nov 1893.

Notes:

Gen. H. V. Boynton was of Cincinnati, OH and Washington, DC.

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient
BOYNTON, HENRY V.

Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 35th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863. Entered service at: Ohio. Born: 22 July 1835, West Stockbridge, Mass. Date of issue: 15 November 1893. Citation: Led
his regiment in the face of a severe fire of the enemy; was severely wounded.
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From FindaGrave:

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Civil War in the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, rising to Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the regiment. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee on November 25, 1863. His citation reads "Led his regiment in the face of a severe fire of the enemy; was severely wounded". His Medal was issued on November 15, 1893. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "good conduct at the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge". After the War he became a well-known journalist, served as Chairman of the Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Park Commission, and as a Brigadier General of Volunteers during the Spanish-American War.

Bio by: Russ Dodge

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHFQ-XVD

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12852

Group:
Famous People

Group:
Person who served in the Civil War in the Union Forces (Grand Army of the Republlic)

Family/Spouse: Helen Augusta Mason. Helen (daughter of Timothy Battelle Mason and Abigail K. "Abby" Hall) was born on 27 Nov 1841 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died on 21 Oct 1922 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia; was buried after 21 Oct 1922 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]