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Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862

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Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862

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State Archives of Florida, Collection N2000-4

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A series of letters from Louis James M. Boyd to his wife, Martha Jane "Jannie" Boyd. The letters are dated November 29, 1862, December 8, 1862, and December 9, 1862, from the USS Albatross at St. Andrews Bay. Boyd describes the destruction of the rebel salt pans along the Florida coast, his fellow soliders and personal matters, such as the joy he feels about the birth of his son while he is away.

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1862

Creator

Boyd, Louis James M., 1840-1916

Format

Letters (correspondence)

General Note

Louis James M. Boyd served as a third assistant engineer aboard the USS Albatross, a screw steamer, during the American Civil War. Boyd met Jannie in Cedar Key, Florida, and they later moved to Baltimore, Maryland.

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Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862

Subject

American Civil War--letters and diaries

American Civil War--United States--Collected Correspondence

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockades.

Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies

Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage

Civil war

Florida--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Civil War, 1861-1865

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Boyd, Louis James M., 1840-1916

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State Archives of Florida, Collection N2000-4

Date

1862

Format

letters (correspondence)

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eng-US

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Text

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n2000-4_b001_f02_07

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Civil War Florida (1861-1865)

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Pensacola (Fla.)

Escambia County (Fla.)

Saint Andrews Bay (Fla.)

Boston (Mass.)

New Orleans (La.)

Baltimore (Md.)

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Military And Veterans

Subject - Corporate

USS Albatross (Steamer)

Subject - Person

Boyd, Martha Jane, 1842-1917

Thumbert, Jim

General Note

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Boyd, Louis James M., 1840-1916. Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862. 1862. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/339296>, accessed 27 February 2025.

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Boyd, Louis James M., 1840-1916. Letters from Louis James M. Boyd to His Wife, Jannie, 1862. 1862. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/339296>

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