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Col. Boyd

Summary

A force of 800 Union cavalrymen, led by Col. Boyd, returned to Harpers Ferry recently from a scouting expedition in the Shenandoah Valley. At Newtown, VA, they encountered a small Confederate scouting party commanded by “notorious guerilla” Capt. Blackford, who was shot and killed.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Valley Register

Publication Date: January 15th, 1864

Page/Column: 2D

Town: Middletown, MD

County: Frederick

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  • Battles / Military

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