Richard Boury

{{Infobox military person

|name = Richard Boury

|image = Richard Boury 1865 public domain.jpg

|caption = Sergeant Richard Boury

|image_size = 150px

|alt = Sergeant Richard Boury (1830 - 1914) moh 1st regiment west virginia volunteer cavalry - company c

|birth_date = {{birth date|1830|06|15}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1914|07|05|1830|06|15}}

|birth_place = Monroe County, Ohio, U.S.

|death_place = Parkerburg, West Virginia, U.S.

|placeofburial =

|allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}

|branch ={{army|USA}}

|serviceyears =

|rank = Sergeant

|unit = {{Flagicon|West Virginia}} 1st Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry - Company C

|battles =

|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

Sergeant Richard Boury (June 15, 1830 to July 5, 1914) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Boury received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action in Charlottesville, Virginia on 5 March 1865.{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2646 |title=Richard Boury |access-date=25 September 2013}} He was honored with the award on 26 March 1865.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=25 September 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_af/boury_richard.html |title=Richard Boury aka: Richard Bowry |accessdate=25 September 2013}}