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[[File:JWBoyd CSA.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Captain James William Boyd, CSA]]

[[File:JWBoyd CSA.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Captain James William Boyd, CSA]]

'''James William Boyd''' (Sept. 14, 1822, Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Jan. 1, 1866, Tennessee) was an officer in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], and who later came into prominence as a double for [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]] according to several conspiracy theories.

'''James William Boyd''' (Sept. 14, 1822, Hopkinsville, Kentucky - Jan. 1, 1866, Tennessee) was an officer in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], and who later came into prominence as a double for [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]] according to several [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]].

Not much is known of Boyd; what is known was that his wife was named Caroline, and he was the father of seven children prior to the outbreak of war.  He had served in the 6th Tennessee Infantry and risen to the rank of captain.  Boyd was captured in December, 1864, and Caroline died soon after.  Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed off a petition authorizing his release from prison on February 14, 1865, enabling Boyd to return to Jackson, Tennessee and care for his children.  It is from that point that he disappears from history.

Not much is known of Boyd; what is known was that his wife was named Caroline, and he was the father of seven children prior to the outbreak of war.  He had served in the 6th Tennessee Infantry and risen to the rank of captain.  Boyd was captured in December, 1864, and Caroline died soon after.  Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed off a petition authorizing his release from prison on February 14, 1865, enabling Boyd to return to Jackson, Tennessee and care for his children.  It is from that point that he disappears from history.