Just previous to the birth of my little son, my mind gave way and my child was born in the asylum for the insane at Stockton, Cal. My boy was buried there.
A true woman always loves a real soldier. - Belle Boyd
A true woman always loves a real soldier.
- Belle Boyd
I do not set myself up as an advocate of the woman's right doctrine, but would rather appear in the character of a quiet lady expressing her sentimen… - Belle Boyd
I do not set myself up as an advocate of the woman's right doctrine, but would rather appear in the character of a quiet lady expressing her sentimen…
What a jolly thing military surveillance is! - Belle Boyd
What a jolly thing military surveillance is!
I only wanted to help my people. - Belle Boyd
I only wanted to help my people.
Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln for in him I saw the destroyer. - Belle Boyd
Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln for in him I saw the destroyer.
Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on. - Belle Boyd
Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on.
The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election. - Belle Boyd
The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election.
I thank god that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman. - Belle Boyd
I thank god that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman.
Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, ena… - Belle Boyd
Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, ena…
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