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Cornelius Boyle
Cornelius Boyle (1817–1878) was an American physician from Washington, D.C., who attained the rank of Major (rank), Major in the Confederate Army during the US Civil War. Boyle was "trusted at the highest levels in the Confederate Army, and played some special role in the conduct of clandestine operations". Due to his role in founding the Knights of the Golden Circle, and control of what amounted to a clandestine "Intelligence Center" during the war, he was named in conspiracies surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas F. Harney's April 1865 effort to bomb the White House.Kaufmann, Patricia A.Secret Southern Societies of the South, Kelleher's Stamp Collector's Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 2019 Historian Trish Kaufmann later commented it seemed he lived his entire life "in a whirlwind". Pre-war Given his father's stature in Andrew Jackson's administration, it was noted that "by the time Cornelius grew up, there was money, position, glory - still he wasn't an idle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Cornelius Boyle
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