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Edward Carlisle Boynton was born on February 1, 1824, at Windsor, Vermont. He was a descendant of John Boynton, who came from England to Salem, Massachusets, in 1638. Boynton was the son of Thomas Boynton, who served as an officer in the War of 1812, and of Sophia (Cabot) Boynton.
Edward Boynton was appointed a cadet at the Military Academy in 1841 and graduated in 1846 in the class of McClellan and Stonewall Jackson.
The degree of A. M. was conferred upon Major Boynton in 1856.
Boynton was commissioned in the artillery and served with Duncan's battery in the latter part of General Taylor's campaign in Mexico. Joining the army of General Scott, he was present at the siege of Vera Cruz, the battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras, and Churubusco, and several minor actions, being severely wounded at Churubusco.
After the Mexican War, he was assigned to duty at West Point, and remained there for seven and a half years, following this with a few months' services with the expedition against the Seminoles in Florida.
While teaching at West Point, he had acquired a considerable reputation as a scientist, which led to the offer of professorships at the University of Mississippi and at the New York State Normal School. Accepting the former, he resigned his commission as first lieutenant and took up his duties as professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology.
The outbreak of the Civil War created a situation intolerable for a Unionistprofessor in a seceding state. Although Boynton declined the colonelcy of a Vermont regiment, offered him in May 1861, relations continued strained, and finally, he was dismissed from the institution for "evincing a want of attachment to the Government of the Confederate States. "
As an enemy of the existing order of things, his presence was not desired in Mississippi, nor could he wish to remain there, but with war flagrant, the authorities were not inclined to put the services of an ex-officer of the army at the disposal of the United States.
As a condition of his being allowed to depart, they wisely exacted a pledge from him that he would not serve in the field against the Confederacy. For this reason, he declined the colonelcy of another Vermont regiment, which was at once offered him.
His abilities were utilized without breach of faith on his part, however, by his appointment as a captain in the 11th Infantry, and assignment to duty as adjutant and quartermaster of the Military Academy. His case may offer an infinite opportunity for the casuist to exercise his ingenuity.
At least once in 1864, the War Department grew restive, or perhaps forgetful, and considered ordering him to join his regiment in the field, but the idea was abandoned fortunately, one must think. After all, the position he occupied was an important one, and had to be filled by someone, in war or peace.
He continued on duty as adjutant at West Point until 1871, though he was relieved from the additional labor of the quartermaster's office as soon as the war ended. In 1872, he resigned from the army and spent the remainder of his life at Newburgh, New York. For eight years, he was superintendent of the waterworks and afterward was for some time secretary of the local board of trade.
Soon after his removal to Newburgh, he became a member of the board of trustees of Washington's headquarters there, and for several years was president of the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands.
He compiled and published a collection of Washington's orders, issued at Newburgh. He also wrote some minor historical papers and was a part author of Webster's Army and Navy Dictionary, published in 1864
Although his military career was successful, after the Mexican War for the most part Edward Boynton contributed to the press. His articles were characterized by keen wit, and invariably proving of great interest and value. Once achieved an academic recognition, Boynton held professorships at the University of Mississippi and at the New York State Normal School. He was also regarded for his service as a president of the Newburgh Historical Society and of the Boynton Association where he also occupied presidential chair for many years.
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During his career as a teacher, he had published several papers on chemical subjects. His long residence at West Point, with its revolutionary associations, turned his interest to historical matters, and led to the publication of a History of West Point, and its Military Importance during the American Revolution; and the Origin and Progress of the United States Military Academy, a large part of which is devoted to a minute study of the topography of the neighborhood, from a military viewpoint, to the system of defenses erected during the Revolution, and to the administration of the fortress during that period.
Boynton was an honorary member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science,
Boynton was an industrious and painstaking student. He was always methodical in his routine of work, as well as critical and analytical in its execution, while his diligence supplied the needful time to do his work without that hurry and push which often leads to mistakes and imperfections.
Major Boynton's social and mental characteristics were marked features of his daily life. He was slow to form acquaintances and not inclined to close intimacy with many, but was most faithful and unswerving in his friendship when once formed. Whatever his personal feelings and opinions might be, he never indulged in censorious criticism, nor troubled others with his grievances or disappointments.
Edward Carlisle Boynton was married to Mary J. Hubbard.
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3 September 1830 - 1 May 1851
3 November 1829 - 14 April 1908
2 July 1854 - 31 March 1921
1 June 1860 - 26 June 1930
1864 - 16 November 1923
1855 - 12 August 1860
