Belle Boyd

Kilbourn Landmark

Born May 9, 1844 in Martinsburg, VA.

Died June 11, 1900 at Kilbourn, WI.

On May 23, 1862 at the Battle of Front Royal, VA., Belle Boyd, then 18, ran across the battlefield between the firing lines with ...

Belle Boyd House

126 E. Race Street

Built in 1853 by Benjamin Reed Boyd, a merchant, Confederate soldier and the father of Belle Boyd. Belle Boyd was a famous Confederate spy author and actress.

Marker is at the intersection of E Race Street and Spring ...

Belle Boyd

Jackson Prepares for Battle

Early in the warm afternoon, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and Gen. Richard S. Ewell and their staffs stopped here at the head of Jackson’s army. As the two commanders studied the ground leading to Front ...

Belle Boyd House

Home of a Spy

Isabelle “Belle” Boyd, the Confederate spy, lived here during part of her childhood. The ten-year-old and her family moved here in 1853 and left in 1858 for a dwelling (no longer standing) on South Queen Street. According ...

Site of Belle Boyd Home

Famous Confederate Spy. Here on July 4, 1861, Belle Boyd, at the age of 17, shot and killed a Union soldier. She was imprisoned on several occasions as a result of her later spying activities.

Marker is on South Queen Street ...

Belle Boyd and Jackson

Near here Stonewall Jackson was met by the spy, Belle Boyd, and informed of the position of the Union troops at Front Royal, May 23, 1862. Jackson was advancing northward attempting to get between Banks’ army and Winchester.

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