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
Subjects
- Battles / Military
