Colonel William Boyd
Western Spy, August 3, 1811
Col. Wm Boyd of the 4th Regiment of U.S. Infantry arrived at the Garrison, Newport, Ky. with between 5-600 troops destined for Baton Rouge.
He joined Harrison and participated in the defeat of the Prophet.
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Western Spy, June 1, 1812
Col. Wm Boyd returned to Newport June 1, 1812 and he and his troops were greeted by the citizens of Cincinnati before they crossed the Ohio under command of Lt. Col. J Miller. They were ordered to join Gen. Hull's army and march to Detroit.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 17 March 1847, page 3
Thirty Years Ago
In 1811, previous to the Tippecanoe battle, Gen. Born, distinguished as a rigid disciplinarian, was drilling at Newport, a brigade for services against the Indians. One bright afternoon in May, the brigade was formed in "line of battle" andthe commanding general was received with appropriate honors.
Gen Boyd ordered company for platoon firing, which was done, but not entirely to the satisfaction of the General, for at the very first round, a bullet clipped him just above the left ear, and cut away some of the bullion form his chapeau de bras. He was remarkable for coolness and did no then make any mention of this attempt at assassination but ordered the men to reload.
He gave the word to order arms and dismounting from his horse, commanded an examination of each and every gun, but not one showed less than a blank cartridge. The assassin was as cunning as his commander.
Gen Boyd was once a captain in the West Indies, settled in this country, joined the U S Army and during the last war with Great Britain, rose to the rank of Brigadier General. He was in the battle of Tippecanoe and fought hard in several of the early engagements. He is well remembered by many of our old citizens.