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Daniel Boyd Aug. 20, 1864 – We have paid them for blowing up our line – The Crater

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Tweet On Aug. 20, 1864, Daniel Boyd wrote his father from their camp on the former Cedar Run battlefield.  He is very relieved to be out of the Petersburg Siege line.  The 7th South Carolina had been transferred to Early’s … Continue reading →

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150 Years ago from Camp Butler, S.C.

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

Tweet On May 21, 1861, Daniel Boyd wrote the first of his surviving letters to his father. His brother Pressley, their friend James Alewine and Daniel are still at Camp Butler near Aiken in Barnwell District, South Carolina. They have … Continue reading →

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Boyd brothers – 150 years ago

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Tweet As was suggested to me recently, in honor of the Sesquicentennial (that’s 150 years) of the War of Secession (Civil War if you insist) I will begin tracking what the Boyd brothers of “The Boys of Diamond Hill” were … Continue reading →

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