Robert Pressly Boyd
First Name: Robert
Middle Name(s): Pressly
Last Name: Boyd
Unit:
Co. D, 7th South Carolina Infantry
Name Variant:
Pressly
Residence (County):
Abbeville County, SC
Biography:
Robert Pressly Boyd (1840-1862) resided in Abbeville County, South Carolina with his family. In 1861, he enlisted with his older brother Daniel in Co. D, 7th South Carolina Infantry. His three other brothers and his brother-in-law also served in the Confederacy. Along with four of these men, Robert died during the Civil War. He was killed near Harper's Ferry in September 1862, at the beginning of the Maryland Campaign.
Authored Letters
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| ID | Letter | Date | Author | Recipient | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10726 | Boyd1 | May 14, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | John Thomas Boyd | Barnwell County, SC | |
| 10728 | Boyd3 | May 25, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd | Manchester, VA | |
| 10730 | Boyd4 | June 15, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd | Manassas Junction, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10731 | Boyd5 | August 4, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Mary Jane Hall | Vienna, Fairfax County, VA | |
| 10733 | Boyd7 | August 20, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd | Richmond, Richmond County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10734 | Boyd8 | September 10, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd | Fairfax County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10735 | Boyd9 | September 22, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd | Fairfax County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10736 | Boyd10 | October 24, 1861 | Robert Pressly Boyd | John Thomas Boyd , Andrew Boyd , Sarah Catherine Boyd , Robert Boyd | Centreville, Fairfax County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10737 | Boyd11 | November 11, 1861 | Daniel Boyd , Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd | Centreville, Fairfax County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10738 | Boyd12 | January 9, 1862 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd , Sarah Catherine Boyd | Centreville, Fairfax County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10749 | Boyd22 | July 6, 1862 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Robert Boyd | Henrico County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
| 10750 | Boyd23 | July 22, 1862 | Robert Pressly Boyd | Fenton Hall , Mary Jane Hall | Richmond, Richmond County, VA | Abbeville County, SC |
