US Soldier killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Pvt Boyle enlisted into the army on December 9, 1862, and was assigned to the 12th MA Artillery Regiment. He was described as 5'6", gray eyes, dark hair with a fair complexion. He reenlisted several times before being assigned to Company E, 7th US Cavalry Regiment on February 24, 1875, in Opelika, Alabama. Company E would later be known as Custer's Gray Horse Troop. Boyle had an interesting military record. His record Included one dishonorable discharge in 1872, after serving a sentence of hard labor for 30 days and wearing a 30 pound ball and chain. At the time of his death he was under the punishment of a $10 per month pay forfeiture. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn Company E was attached to LTC George Custer's battalion. Boyle was killed sometime during the battle. Lakota/Cheyenne accounts of the battle and artifacts recovered from battlefield excavations revealed that Company E was involved in heavy fighting, while conducting a well organized rear guard action towards Last Stand Hill, until they were overwhelmed. Boyle's body was not identified. It is likely that his unidentified remains were first buried where they had been found. In 1881 all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on Last Stand Hill. After the Battle of the Little Bighorn, speculation arose about the possibility that approximately 28 bodies from Company E had been initially found in Deep Ravine and were buried there. Modern battlefield excavations have found no evidence of any soldier burials in Deep Ravine.
US Soldier killed at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Pvt Boyle enlisted into the army on December 9, 1862, and was assigned to the 12th MA Artillery Regiment. He was described as 5'6", gray eyes, dark hair with a fair complexion. He reenlisted several times before being assigned to Company E, 7th US Cavalry Regiment on February 24, 1875, in Opelika, Alabama. Company E would later be known as Custer's Gray Horse Troop. Boyle had an interesting military record. His record Included one dishonorable discharge in 1872, after serving a sentence of hard labor for 30 days and wearing a 30 pound ball and chain. At the time of his death he was under the punishment of a $10 per month pay forfeiture. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn Company E was attached to LTC George Custer's battalion. Boyle was killed sometime during the battle. Lakota/Cheyenne accounts of the battle and artifacts recovered from battlefield excavations revealed that Company E was involved in heavy fighting, while conducting a well organized rear guard action towards Last Stand Hill, until they were overwhelmed. Boyle's body was not identified. It is likely that his unidentified remains were first buried where they had been found. In 1881 all known battlefield burials were moved to a mass grave on Last Stand Hill. After the Battle of the Little Bighorn, speculation arose about the possibility that approximately 28 bodies from Company E had been initially found in Deep Ravine and were buried there. Modern battlefield excavations have found no evidence of any soldier burials in Deep Ravine.
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