Boyle, Francis A., 1838-1907

Francis A. Boyle (1838-1907) of Plymouth, N.C., was an officer in the 32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment who was captured and sent to Point Lookout, Md., May 1864. He was subsequently transferred to Fort Delaware, Del., June 1864, where he became involved in the Christian Association of Confederate Prisoners, later called Confederate States Christian Association for the Relief of Prisoner.

From the guide to the Francis A. Boyle Books, ., 1864-1865; 1904, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)