U.S. Army
Boody, Robert M.ConflictCivil War
RankSecond Lieutenant
Year of Action1863
Unit/CommandCompany B, 40th New York Infantry
HometownLemington, Maine
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.
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