Winnie Davis Camp No. 108 UCV Records from Membership Register   Wm. A. Boyce Entered State Serv. Jan. 1861 Pvt, Ala; entered Conf Serv Jan. 1862, Pvt Co K, 27 Ala; promoted to 1st Lt Spring 1862; present at Manassas, Gettysburg, Fort Henry, Fort donelson, Port Hudson, Baker's Creek, Resaca, Atlanta, Decatur, Franklin, Nashville; taken prisoner Dec. 16, 1864 Nashville; released July 1865 Johnson's Island; paroled July 1865. Was paroled as prisoner of war, the last of the Armies of the Confederates having surrendered.  I was known on the prison roll at Johnson's Island as 1st Lt. W. A. Boyer. [Died 1913] Tribute of Respect To the officers and members of Winnie Davis Camp, UCV Your special committee appointed to prepare a tribute of respect to the memory of Comrade W. A. Boyce submit the following and ask for its adoption: Comrade W. A. Boyce was born in Lawrence Co. Alabama in 1843 and lived to young manhood in that county.  His father died when he was quite small, leaving him to the mother for his moral, intellectual and religious training and right well did she preform her part.  He was known even in the days of his youth as a boy of worth and merit and one possessed of high ideals.  He was a shining example for all the other boys in his neighborhood.  He was educated at La Grange Military Academy, one of the leading institutions of learning in the state, but before his graduation, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Confederate army, and became a private in Company A, 4th Alabama Infantry and served in Virginia. He participated in the battles of First Manassas, Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.  He was wounded and discharged at the last named battle and afterward joined the 29th Alabama Regiment and was elected to the office of Captain.  After his promotion he participated in the battles of the Atlanta Campaign and Hood's raid into Tennessee, being captured at the battle of Nashville and sent to Johnson's Island, where he remained until the close of the Civil War. In 1865 he came to Texas, stopping first in Titus County and farming on rented land.  After six years, he came to Ellis County and settled near the town which bears his name.  In 1871 he was married to Miss Mary Aldridge, daughter of Dr. J. F. Aldridge (who died in this county).  Captain and Mrs. Boyce raised a family of seven daughters and one son, all of whom are well known in this community.  Comrade Boyce was from early manhood a consistent member of the Presbyterian church and an honored member of the Masonic Fraternity.  His wife died several years ago, and on the 28th day of August 1913, the spirit of our comrade, released from its prison home of clay, mounted to higher and brighter realms.  He had been a loyal member of this camp for a long number of years and was held in the highest esteem by all.  Let us all so act that "when the roll is called up yonder we'll be there" to join our comrade in the enjoyment of the glories and beauties of that blissful clime. Respectfully submitted: Committee: W. J. F. Ross and B. F. Marchbanks   Copyright © 2002-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:18:36 MDT