Robert Boody

{{Short description|American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (1836–1913)}}

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{{Infobox military person

|name = Robert Milton Boody

|image =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1836|03|06}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1913|10|22|1836|03|06}}

|birth_place = Limington, Maine

|death_place =

|placeofburial = Greenwood Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts

|allegiance = United States

|branch = United States Navy

|serviceyears = 1861–1864

|rank = First lieutenant

|unit = 40th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry

|battles = {{ubl|Battle of Williamsburg|Battle of Chancellorsville}}

|awards = Medal of Honor

}}

Robert Milton Boody (March 6, 1836 – October 22, 1913) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.{{Cite web |url=https://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/Army-Medal-of-Honor-Recipients/ |title=U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipients |access-date=24 September 2013}} Boody received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Williamsburg at Williamsburg, Virginia, and the Battle of Chancellorsville at Chancellorsville, Virginia, on May 5, 1862, and May 2, 1863. He was honored with the award on July 8, 1896.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071214025428/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2007 |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=24 September 2013}}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2771 |title=Robert M. Boody |access-date=24 September 2013}}