b. 1849 Prince George’s County, Maryland. d. 21/04/1896 Washington DC.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 29/05/1879 Mimbres Mountains, New Mexico.
Thomas Boyne MOH
Sergeant Boyne was born in 1849 and entered the service in Norfolk. He was assigned to Company “C”, 9th U.S. Cavalry in 1879. SGT Boyne served as a Buffalo Soldier in the U.S. Army and was awarded 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 “bravery in action” at the Mimbres Mountains on May 29, 1879, and at the Cuchillo Negro River near Ojo Caliente on September 27, 1879. Major Albert P. Morrow stated, “I have seen him repeatedly in action and in every instance he distinguished himself.” Major Morrow also wrote that I cannot speak too highly of his conduct” and expressed the belief that “if any soldier ever deserved a Medal of Honor Sergeant Boyne does and I hope he may be so rewarded.
Sergeant Boyne received his Medal on 6 January 1882. He then retired from the Army in 1889, died on April 21, 1896, and was buried at the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
MOH CITATION:
Bravery in action.
BURIAL LOCATION: US SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN HOME NATIONAL CEMETERY, WASHINGTON
SECTION J, LOT 5859
LOCATION OF MEDAL: FAMILY.
