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Daniel Boyd, Sept. 9, 1864 – Battle of Berryville, We took them without any trouble

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Tweet On Sept. 9, 1864, Daniel Boyd wrote his two sisters. Mary Jane Hall, whose husband Fenton was lost in action at Willtown Bluff about forty miles from Charleston, South Carolina and Sarah “Sally” Boyd. He related to them about … Continue reading →

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Letter from Calvin Alewine about Chickamauga – Sept. 30, 1863

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Tweet Sept. 30, 1863, Daniel Boyd is still home recovering from his wounds received at Gettysburg. He has missed the big Battle of Chickamauga in North Georgia and Eastern Tennessee. It is on this day, however; that one of the … Continue reading →

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