Isabella Maria "Belle" Boyd, Grave and Memorial

Title

Isabella Maria "Belle" Boyd, Grave and Memorial

Contributor

Bysterbusch, Hailey

Biographical Text

Concrete cap with granite headstone atop of it. Memorial plaque attached to the side.
A concrete cap was poured on the original gravesite. In the cap are embedded stones from every Confederate state. Furthermore, before the cap was set, the grave was sprinkled with dirt from Virginia by the Ladies of the Elliot Grays Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Boyd was originally buried in 1900 with the granite headstone. However, in 1976, efforts were made to create a memorial on the site. This led to the creation of the concrete cap and other memorial events held on the site, such as a tribute held on September 12, 1976. Today, an American flag is flown at the site, however there was previously a Confederate flag at the grave.

Text

[Headstone]
BELLE BOYD
CONFEDERATE SPY
BORN IN VIRGINIA
DIED IN WISCONSIN
ERECTED BY A COMRADE

[Plaque]
KILBOURN LANDMARK
BELLE BOYD
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 INFORMATION FOR GEN. STONEWALL JACKSON ON THE DISPOSITION OF UNION FORCES. WITH THIS INFORMATION JACKSON BROKE THROUGH AND CAPTURED FRONT ROYAL. UNION FORCES UNDER GEN. BANKS WERE DRIVEN FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
“One God, One Flag, One People - Forever” - BELLE BOYD
1976

Date Created

1900

Date Modified

1976

Relation

Boyd, Isabella Maria "Belle" (1844-1900)

Type

English Grave

Bibliographic Citation

"Belle Boyd Grave Dedication..." Wisconsin Dell Events, August 5, 1976.

Belle Boyd, Find a Grave

Belle Boyd Kilbourn Landmark, The Historical Marker Database

Grave of Belle Boyd, Wisconsin Historical Society