Bella Boyd in Camp and Prison

By Bella Boyd

Isabelle "Belle" Boyd, was one of the most famous American Civil War spies. "... it had been reported at head-quarters that I had shot a Yankee soldier, and great was the indignation at first felt and expressed against me. Soon, however, the commanding officer, with several of his staff, called at our house to investigate the affair. He examined the witnesses, and inquired into all the circumstances with strict impartiality, and finally said I had "done perfectly right." He immediately sent for a guard to head-quarters, where the elite of the army was stationed, and a tolerable state of discipline preserved. Sentries were now placed around the house, and Federal officers called every day to inquire if we had any complaint to make of their behavior. It was in this way that I became acquainted with so many of them; an acquaintance "the rebel spy" did not fail to turn to account on more than one occasion."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1975925432
• ISBN13: 9781975925437
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"