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Peter Martin Boehm — Victoria Cross

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Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Major
Service Era: American Civil War, Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
Medals Recorded: 1

Peter Martin Boehm

Major, U.S. Army

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American Civil WarBattle of Dinwiddie Court House

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1896–1903 Army

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Biography

Rallied troops and repulsed a charge under heavy fire.

Peter Martin Boehm 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 in Virginia on 31 March 1865. He was honored with the award on 15 December 1898.

Prewar occupation and family details are not added unless confirmed by an authoritative source.

The sources presently cited for this record do not establish a dependable postwar account or death date; those details remain open for archival verification.

Sources: https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/peter-m-boehm ; https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/citations1.html

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