Robert Boyd Papers, 1861-1871

The Boyds were a farm family from the Diamond Hill area of Abbeville District, South Carolina. The head of the family was a widower named Robert Boyd, who was born in Ireland ca. 1800. The collection includes letters written by Boyd’s five sons: Daniel, William, Robert Pressly, John Thomas, and Andrew while serving in the Confederate Army. Daniel, Pressly, and Andrew Boyd served in Co. D, 7th South Carolina Infantry. William Boyd served in Co. G, 1st South Carolina Rifles (Orr’s); John Thomas Boyd served in Co. G, 19th South Carolina Infantry. Of the five Boyd brothers, only Daniel survived the war. There are also letters by a son-in-law, Fenton Hall, who served in the 6th South Carolina Cavalry (Aikens Partisan Rangers). William Boyd was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill on July 27, 1862. Robert Pressly Boyd was killed near Harper’s Ferry in September 1862, at the beginning of the Maryland Campaign. John Thomas Boyd was killed at Murfreesboro on December 31, 1862. Andrew Boyd was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864 and died on May 30. Fenton Hall was killed in a skirmish near the coast of South Carolina in July 1863.

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University

Letters

Displaying 26 - 50 of 62
ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10753 Boyd26 October 19, 1862 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Berkeley County, VA Abbeville County, SC
10754 Boyd27 November 14, 1862 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Culpeper, Culpeper County, VA Abbeville County, SC
10755 Boyd28 November 26, 1862 John Thomas Boyd Mary Jane Hall Dalton, Whitfield County, GA Abbeville County, SC
10756 Boyd29 December 13, 1862 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston, Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10757 Boyd30 December 19, 1862 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Fredericksburg, VA Abbeville County, SC
10758 Boyd31 January 8, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston, Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10760 Boyd33 January 13, 1863 Robert N. Chatham Robert Boyd Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN Abbeville County, SC
10759 Boyd32 January 13, 1863 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Fredericksburg, VA Abbeville County, SC
10761 Boyd34 January 15, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston, Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10762 Boyd35 January 27, 1863 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Fredericksburg, VA Abbeville County, SC
10763 Boyd36 February 4, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Rantowles, SC Abbeville County, SC
10764 Boyd37 February 5, 1863 Fenton Hall David Murdoch Rantowles, SC
10765 Boyd38 February 18, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Rantowles, SC Abbeville County, SC
10766 Boyd39 February 18, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Rantowles, SC Abbeville County, SC
10767 Boyd40 February 21, 1863 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Fredericksburg, VA Abbeville County, SC
10768 Boyd41 March 17, 1863 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Fredericksburg, VA Abbeville County, SC
11895 Boyd42 March 26, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston County, SC
10770 Boyd43 April 6, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10771 Boyd44 April 26, 1863 Fenton Hall Robert Boyd Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10772 Boyd45 May 7, 1863 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd VA Abbeville County, SC
10773 Boyd46 May 13, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10774 Boyd47 May 17, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10775 Boyd48 May 29, 1863 Fenton Hall Mary Jane Hall Charleston County, SC Abbeville County, SC
10776 Boyd49 June 8, 1863 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Culpeper County, VA Abbeville County, SC
10777 Boyd50 August 29, 1863 Daniel Boyd Robert Boyd Petersburg, VA Abbeville County, SC

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