Belle Boyd

Isabella Marie Boyd (May 4, 1843 – June 11, 1900), best known as Belle Boyd or Cleopatra of the Secession, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War. She operated from her father's hotel in Front Royal, Virginia, and provided valuable information to Confederate general Stonewall Jackson in 1862.

Personal facts

Belle Boyd
Alias (AKA)Boyd Belle; married Hardinge Hammond High
Birth dateMay 09, 1844
Birth place
Martinsburg West Virginia
Date of deathJune 11, 1900
Place of death
Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin

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  1. http://books.google.co.il/books?id=ckcRDD-CudcC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=%22President+Abraham+Brown%22&source=bl&ots=EVn2_5kNcK&sig=Kn5PYKj7aCKGDHhNPlTzeWUR9OY&hl=en&ei=p-DRSobfLtKvsAaQlPGOBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false
  2. http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html
  3. http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/boyd1/menu.html
  4. http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/boyd2/menu.html
  5. http://encyclopediavirginia.org/Boyd_Belle_1844-1900
  6. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=9119&keyword=boyd