A Woman to Know: Maria “Belle” Boyd
I have lied, sworn, killed (I guess) and I have stolen. But I thank God that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman. — Maria “Belle” Boyd
I have lied, sworn, killed (I guess) and I have stolen. But I thank God that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman. — Maria “Belle” Boyd
(image via Library of Congress)
When the Civil War broke out, Belle was just 18. She’d returned home to Martinsburg, Virginia, fresh from finishing school and debutante training, to find her town occupied …
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