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Lot Number: 163
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1860’s Civil War Confederate Spy Belle Boyd Wet Glass Carte de Visite Size Original Negative From Matthew Brady's Washington, D.C. Photography Studio |
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(Confederate Spy BELLE BOYD) c. mid-1860s Civil War Period, From Matthew Brady's Washington, D.C. Gallery, an Original Photographic Wet Glass Negative, Sized for a Carte-de-Visite Images, measuring 2” x 3”, Very Fine. Isabella Marie "Belle" Boyd (1844 - 1900) was one of the most famous and notorious Confederate spies. Boyd became an Espionage Agent at the age Seventeen, aiding the Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, and operating her Spying from her father's hotel in Front Royal, Virginia. During the spring 1862 “Valley” Campaign, Belle Boyd was a Courier, providing valuable information to Confederate CSA Generals Turner Ashby and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. A bold daring young woman, Belle Boyd, at times, galloped headlong into the dark with cipher messages, and even crept into rooms to eavesdrop on Union Army Officer’s conferences. General Jackson made her a Captain and Honorary Aide-de-Camp on his military staff. After being betrayed by her lover, Boyd was arrested on July 29, 1862, and spent a month in the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. Boyd was Exchanged a month later, she was placed in exile, living with relatives for a time. She was again arrested in June 1863 while on a visit to her birthplace: Martinsburg, (now West Virginia). Suffering from typhoid, Belle Boyd was released on December 1, 1863 and went to Canada, then on to Europe to regain her health. While in England, Belle had a Stage career and published Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison. She died while touring the western United States. References: Louis A. Sigaud, “Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy” and Ruth Scarborough, “Belle Boyd-Siren of the South”. |
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Lot Number: 163
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