Peter Martin Boehm (February 10, 1845 – June 14, 1914) was an American soldier who fought in the
American Civil War. Boehm received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the
Medal of Honor, for his action during the
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House was fought on March 31, 1865, during the American Civil War at the end of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign. Along with the Battle of White Oak Road which ...
in
Virginia on 31 March 1865.
He was honored with the award on 15 December 1898.
Biography
Boehm was born in
New York
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, and joined the Army in July 1858. He served with the 2nd US Cavalry until transferring to the 15th New York. He was promoted to second lieutenant in the 15th New York Cavalry in March 1865. It was during this time that he performed the act of gallantry that would earn him the Medal of Honor. On 31 March 1865 Boehm, as
aide-de-camp to
General Custer
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.
Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, b ...
, was involved in the
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House was fought on March 31, 1865, during the American Civil War at the end of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign and in the beginning stage of the Appomattox Campaign. Along with the Battle of White Oak Road which ...
in Virginia. On seeing a line of men being forced back by the enemy's assault, Boehm took the flag from the color bearer and mustered the line of men into action, eventually beating back the enemy's assault.
Boehm was also involved in the
Indian Wars. He was breveted Captain on 27 February 1890 after displaying another act of bravery on the Brazos River in Texas in October of the previous year.
Boehm retired from active service in March 1878 and was presented with the Medal of Honor twenty years later. He died in 1914 and he was buried at
Arlington National Cemetery, in
Arlington, Virginia.
Medal of Honor citation
See also
*
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
References
External links
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1845 births
1914 deaths
People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
Union Army officers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery