. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . revet brigadier-general, for distinsruished and callant conductin both contests named. 346 THE STORY OF •• Tlie medal was not souglit bv General Boynton. He is not the sort of soldier wiiocourts decoration, j)ension. or favor as the price of his loyalty and devotion to his he is precisely the kind of soldier for whom the bronze star, intrinsically without value,but precious as a recognition of honorable and courageous service,
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . revet brigadier-general, for distinsruished and callant conductin both contests named. 346 THE STORY OF •• Tlie medal was not souglit bv General Boynton. He is not the sort of soldier wiiocourts decoration, j)ension. or favor as the price of his loyalty and devotion to his he is precisely the kind of soldier for whom the bronze star, intrinsically without value,but precious as a recognition of honorable and courageous service, was intended, and thesort of soldier to whom only it should be jriven. It is the assertion of one of his comrades incommand, that to his personal example and bravery were attributable in a large measure thestubbornness of the stand made by (ieneral Thomas at a critical moment during the battle ofChickamauga. Major-General Absalom Baird, United States army, retired, who commanded the3rd division, 14th army corps. Army of the Cumberland, who was an observer of theconduct of General Boyuton, made the application to the war department, upon which the. CnlCKAMAlGA. award to General Boynton has been made, just thirty years after the occurrences of the war. inwhich he proved his courage and his right to the decoration. In his letter of request, he said: At the battle of Chickamauga, when the left of our line of battle, held by my com-mand, had been turned by the enemy, and our army was in great jeopardy, the brigade towhich General Boynton belonged ap])eared on the field in the rear of my left Hank and wentgallantly into action, and aided materially in restoring our fortunes. Lieutenant-ColonelHenry V, Boynton of the SSth Ohio Volunteers was then in command of that regiment, andliis conduct on the occasion was most gallant. This brigade (8rd brigade. 3rd division, 14tliarmy corps. Colonel Van Derveer), did not belong to my connnand. but the service was in myassistance and perform
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