BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " THOMAS BOYNE " WAS A BUFFALO SOLDIER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND A MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK HEROES "

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Thomas Boyne

Thomas Boyne
Born	1849 Prince George's County, Maryland
Died	April 21, 1896 (aged 46–47) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	9th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Indian Wars
Awards	Medal of Honor

Thomas Boyne (1849 – April 21, 1896) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—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 "[b]ravery in action" at the Mimbres Mountains on May 29, 1879, and at the Cuchillo Negro River near Ojo Caliente on September 27, 1879. For those actions, Sergeant Boyne was awarded the Medal of Honor on January 6, 1882. He retired from the army in 1889.

Boyne died in 1896 and was buried at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery inWashington, D.C.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Mimbres Mountains, N. Mex., May 29, 1879; at Cuchillo Negro River near Ojo Caliente, N. Mex., September 27, 1879. Entered service at:------. Birth: Prince Georges County, Md. Date of issue: January 6, 1882.

Citation:

Bravery in action.