Orlando Boss

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Orlando Phidelio Boss
Orlando Phidelio Boss..jpg
Born(1844-07-30)July 30, 1844
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 28, 1931(1931-12-28) (aged 87)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Place of burial
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Allegiance Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
Service / branch Flag of the United States Army.svg United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861 - 1864
Rank Confederate States of America Corporal-Cavalry.jpg Corporal
Unit Flag of Massachusetts.svg 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Battles / wars American Civil War
  Battle of Cold Harbor
AwardsMedal of Honor ribbon.svg Medal of Honor
Army Medal - 1862 - 1895 US-MOH-1862.png
Army Medal - 1862 - 1895

Orlando Phidelio Boss (1844-1931) was a corporal in Company F, 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. He received Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 3, 1864. Prior to rescuing Lieutenant Daly of his regiment, he had dragged another wounded comrade to safety among the enemy fire. He had then appealed to his brigade commander, General George J. Stannard, for permission to rescue the lieutenant. General Stannard consented, and Boss succeeded in bringing the wounded office despite a torrent of enemy gunfire that erupted at him during his deed. [1]

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Boss joined the Army from his hometown of Fitchburg, Massachusetts in September 1861, and mustered out in October 1864. [2]

Medal of Honor citation

Boss' official Medal of Honor citation reads:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Orlando Phidelio Boss, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 June 1864, while serving with Company F, 25th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Cold Harbor, Virginia. Corporal Boss rescued his lieutenant, who was lying between the lines mortally wounded; this under a heavy fire of the enemy.

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Notes

  1. "Civil War". History.Army.
  2. Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War

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