John R Boyd - Independence, Mo. - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

John R Boyd Headstone is a white marble affair with the typical pointed top of a member of the Confederacy. The text reads:

(Southern Cross of Honor)

John R. Boyd
Colonel, 12th Missouri Cavalry
Confederate States Army

(Seal of the Confederate States)
Born 1835
C.S.A. COLONEL died from wounds received while
leading troops at the Battle of Independence
AUGUST 11, 1862
John R. Boyd resided in St. Joseph, Missouri before the War
At the Battle of Independence, a Confederate victory, part of the
Confederates attacked the main garrison of the Union on the City Square
and part attacked the Union encampment. Boyd was involved in the at-
tack on the encampment, leading the 12th Missouri Cavalry. The Union
troops were taken by surprise but rallied behind a stone wall.
It was during the attempt to drive the Union forces from the wall that
Col. Boyd was severly wounded, resulting in his death. He is buried here,
beside his friend who was also killed in the assault on
the stone wall, Br. Gen. John T. Hughes

(Seal of the Sons of Confederate Veterans)
B/G John T. Hughes
Camp 614 SCV

(Seal of Military Order of Stars and Bars)
Col. John R. Boyd
Chapter 236 MOS&B

Erected by descendents of those who served in the Armed Forces of the
Confederate States of America, during the War Between the States,
1861-1865, in upholding the Constitutional Right of Self-Government
AUGUST 11, 2005

Type of Death Listed: Killed by something Website (if available): Not listed Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed

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