Henry Van Ness Boynton
Born: July 22, 1835 at West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Home Town: Hamilton, Ohio
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: November 15, 1893
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Van Ness Boynton, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 25 November 1863, while serving with 35th Ohio Infantry, in action at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee. Lieutenant Colonel Boynton led his regiment in the face of a severe fire of the enemy; was severely wounded.