Doctor Tandy Boyd;

Age: 34
Birthplace: Morgan Co., AL
Occupation: Farmer
Rank at enlistment: Private
Company Assignment: K
12/21/1863 Enlisted, Camp Davies, MS
12/21/1863 Mustered In, Camp Davies, MS
3/21/1864 Prisoner of War, Arkansas, Near Memphis, TN
7/19/1865 Mustered Out, Nashville, TN


Doctor Tandy Boyd was the son of Hannah James and James Lee Boyd, Sr. He was the brother of Tillman Boyd.

His brother-in-law, William P Ramey, also served in Co. K of the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV.

He was born on 6 May 1829 and married Sarah Reid on 19 October 1852 in Walker Co., AL. Sarah was born on 25 October 1834.

In 1862, Doctor Tandy Boyd and several other men including his three brothers were locked in the Walker County Courthouse until they either joined the Confederate Army or be conscripted. After refusing twice, D. Boyd finally agreed to go and shoe horses for Captain E.J. Rice of the cConfederate Army, here he remained for five or six days and then escaped.

D. Boyd recruited men in Walker, Winston, and Morgan Counties in Alabama to fight for the 1st Alabama Cavalry during the war. In December 1863, D. Boyd and his brother Tillman walked 150 miles from Walker Walker Co., AL to Camp Davies, MS to enlist.

While on his way to Camp Davies, D. Boyd was repairing his gun lock when the main spring flew out and penetrated his left eye causing him to loose site in that eye. On 21 March 1864, D. Boyd was held prisoner by the Rebels where he was exposed to very cold and rainy weather without shelter or sufficient food. This caused him to have liver, kidney, rhetumatism, and heart disease. Due to these medical conditions, he was able to draw a pension of $20 per month after the war.

Sarah died 9 November 1904 and Doctor T. died on 11 January 1908. They are buried in Antioch Cemetery at Bug Tussle near Bremen, AL.