Papers of and Relating to Military and Civilian Personnel, 1874–1899

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Papers of and Relating to Military and Civilian Personnel, 1874–1899

1874-1899

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2133276

This series contains correspondence, oaths of allegiance, and cross reference slips to documents in numerous other series of Confederate records. The identity of the person referenced in the document is not always clear. For military personnel the references are mainly to receipt rolls for clothing and to detail and extra duty rolls. For civilians, they are mainly references to civilian employment records, such as those for hospital attendants and clerks. There are some papers relating to spies and other Confederate sympathizers.

560 linear feet

eng, Latn

National Archives at Washington, D.C

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SNAC Resource ID: 11676149

National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Boyd, Belle, 1844-1900

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Belle Boyd was a Confederate spy. She was born Martinsburg, Virginia and imprisoned for spying in 1862 and 1863. She went to England in 1864 and there married Sam Wilde Hardinge, one of the Union officers who had guarded her. After his death several years later she returned to the U.S. In 1865 she published a sensational memoir, "Belle Boyd in camp and prison". It appears that she did make several appearances in dramatic productions and gave some public lectures, but the woman who acted and lect...