James P. Boyle enlisted in the United States Army on 7 December 1874 in Boston, Massachusetts, and served as a Private in Company G of the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry. He participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn and was wounded in the back during the hilltop fight. He never married. He worked as an orderly at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck from 1902 until his death. He was buried on September 14, 1920. His obituary appeared in The Bismarck Tribune on September 3, 1920. [Men with Custer, p. 33]
Parents: James and Mary Boyle. He had a step-mother, Bridget McDermott, who had seven children, his half brothers and sisters. [Contributed by Charlott Jones.]
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AGED VETERAN OF INDIAN WAR IS DEAD HERE
James Boyle, Who Marched From Fort Lincoln With Custer, Succumbs
James Boyle, aged 80 years, one of the pioneer residents of Bismarck died last evening at 8 o'clock in St. Alexius hospital. Jimmy as he was known to hundreds of friends was a soldier in the early days and was in the expedition against Sitting Bull's hostiles in which Custer's force was detached and massacred.
Mr. Boyle had been a patient at the hospital since November 1, 1918. For twenty-five years previous to that he was employed as an orderly in the hospital.
Funeral services will be held from St. Mary's church at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, Rev. Father Hiltner conducting the services. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Mr. Boyle was one of the small number of veterans of the Indian wars and of Fort Lincoln in the days when the post was one of the important posts of the northwest.
In 1876 when General Terry marched out with force from Ft. Lincoln in which Custer served, Jimmy was a member of the battalion under the command of Major A. Reno.
The expedition set out with the intention of wiping out he forces of Sitting Bull. Three forces were to converge, General Terry's force, General Gibbon's force from Fort Ellis Montana and General Crooks force from the Department of the Platte.
Custer was sent ahead by General Perry with about 600 men. This force was divided into three parts and Major Reno's command went farther south. The Indians discovered Custer's force and Major Reno's force of 200 troopers. The force of Major Reno in which Boyle served was surrounded for two days with the Indians who left when they learned of the larger force moving on them. In the meantime on June 25, 1876 Custer's force was wiped out, one Indian scout escaping.
** The Bismarck Tribune, Friday, September 3, 1920, Page 1.
Parents: James and Mary Boyle. He had a step-mother, Bridget McDermott, who had seven children, his half brothers and sisters. [Contributed by Charlott Jones.]
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AGED VETERAN OF INDIAN WAR IS DEAD HERE
James Boyle, Who Marched From Fort Lincoln With Custer, Succumbs
James Boyle, aged 80 years, one of the pioneer residents of Bismarck died last evening at 8 o'clock in St. Alexius hospital. Jimmy as he was known to hundreds of friends was a soldier in the early days and was in the expedition against Sitting Bull's hostiles in which Custer's force was detached and massacred.
Mr. Boyle had been a patient at the hospital since November 1, 1918. For twenty-five years previous to that he was employed as an orderly in the hospital.
Funeral services will be held from St. Mary's church at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, Rev. Father Hiltner conducting the services. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Mr. Boyle was one of the small number of veterans of the Indian wars and of Fort Lincoln in the days when the post was one of the important posts of the northwest.
In 1876 when General Terry marched out with force from Ft. Lincoln in which Custer served, Jimmy was a member of the battalion under the command of Major A. Reno.
The expedition set out with the intention of wiping out he forces of Sitting Bull. Three forces were to converge, General Terry's force, General Gibbon's force from Fort Ellis Montana and General Crooks force from the Department of the Platte.
Custer was sent ahead by General Perry with about 600 men. This force was divided into three parts and Major Reno's command went farther south. The Indians discovered Custer's force and Major Reno's force of 200 troopers. The force of Major Reno in which Boyle served was surrounded for two days with the Indians who left when they learned of the larger force moving on them. In the meantime on June 25, 1876 Custer's force was wiped out, one Indian scout escaping.
** The Bismarck Tribune, Friday, September 3, 1920, Page 1.
James P. Boyle enlisted in the United States Army on 7 December 1874 in Boston, Massachusetts, and served as a Private in Company G of the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry. He participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn and was wounded in the back during the hilltop fight. He never married. He worked as an orderly at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck from 1902 until his death. He was buried on September 14, 1920. His obituary appeared in The Bismarck Tribune on September 3, 1920. [Men with Custer, p. 33]
Parents: James and Mary Boyle. He had a step-mother, Bridget McDermott, who had seven children, his half brothers and sisters. [Contributed by Charlott Jones.]
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AGED VETERAN OF INDIAN WAR IS DEAD HERE
James Boyle, Who Marched From Fort Lincoln With Custer, Succumbs
James Boyle, aged 80 years, one of the pioneer residents of Bismarck died last evening at 8 o'clock in St. Alexius hospital. Jimmy as he was known to hundreds of friends was a soldier in the early days and was in the expedition against Sitting Bull's hostiles in which Custer's force was detached and massacred.
Mr. Boyle had been a patient at the hospital since November 1, 1918. For twenty-five years previous to that he was employed as an orderly in the hospital.
Funeral services will be held from St. Mary's church at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, Rev. Father Hiltner conducting the services. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Mr. Boyle was one of the small number of veterans of the Indian wars and of Fort Lincoln in the days when the post was one of the important posts of the northwest.
In 1876 when General Terry marched out with force from Ft. Lincoln in which Custer served, Jimmy was a member of the battalion under the command of Major A. Reno.
The expedition set out with the intention of wiping out he forces of Sitting Bull. Three forces were to converge, General Terry's force, General Gibbon's force from Fort Ellis Montana and General Crooks force from the Department of the Platte.
Custer was sent ahead by General Perry with about 600 men. This force was divided into three parts and Major Reno's command went farther south. The Indians discovered Custer's force and Major Reno's force of 200 troopers. The force of Major Reno in which Boyle served was surrounded for two days with the Indians who left when they learned of the larger force moving on them. In the meantime on June 25, 1876 Custer's force was wiped out, one Indian scout escaping.
** The Bismarck Tribune, Friday, September 3, 1920, Page 1.
Parents: James and Mary Boyle. He had a step-mother, Bridget McDermott, who had seven children, his half brothers and sisters. [Contributed by Charlott Jones.]
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AGED VETERAN OF INDIAN WAR IS DEAD HERE
James Boyle, Who Marched From Fort Lincoln With Custer, Succumbs
James Boyle, aged 80 years, one of the pioneer residents of Bismarck died last evening at 8 o'clock in St. Alexius hospital. Jimmy as he was known to hundreds of friends was a soldier in the early days and was in the expedition against Sitting Bull's hostiles in which Custer's force was detached and massacred.
Mr. Boyle had been a patient at the hospital since November 1, 1918. For twenty-five years previous to that he was employed as an orderly in the hospital.
Funeral services will be held from St. Mary's church at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, Rev. Father Hiltner conducting the services. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Mr. Boyle was one of the small number of veterans of the Indian wars and of Fort Lincoln in the days when the post was one of the important posts of the northwest.
In 1876 when General Terry marched out with force from Ft. Lincoln in which Custer served, Jimmy was a member of the battalion under the command of Major A. Reno.
The expedition set out with the intention of wiping out he forces of Sitting Bull. Three forces were to converge, General Terry's force, General Gibbon's force from Fort Ellis Montana and General Crooks force from the Department of the Platte.
Custer was sent ahead by General Perry with about 600 men. This force was divided into three parts and Major Reno's command went farther south. The Indians discovered Custer's force and Major Reno's force of 200 troopers. The force of Major Reno in which Boyle served was surrounded for two days with the Indians who left when they learned of the larger force moving on them. In the meantime on June 25, 1876 Custer's force was wiped out, one Indian scout escaping.
** The Bismarck Tribune, Friday, September 3, 1920, Page 1.
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