ROMAINE T. BOYD
Romaine Boyd '93
Romaine Tarver Boyd was admitted to the Naval Academy from Alabama on May 18, 1889 at age 15 years 6 months.
He resigned November 23, 1889.
Photographs
Sketch from a full-page cartoon in the October 1, 1933 Birmingham News Sun. Located by Kathy Franz.
Loss
Romaine died at the age of 75 and is buried in Alabama. He was a successful lawyer and judge.
The Register of Alumni lists him as a non-graduate, but does not provide a date of death or any other information.
Memorial Hall Error
It's unclear what error might have caused his inclusion in Memorial Hall. He was — for precisely 6 months — a captain of the 1st Alabama Infantry in 1898. This regiment was federalized for two weeks in May, and disbanded by the end of October. "During its term of service, the regiment lost one officer and fifteen enlisted men to disease. Thirty-one men were discharged on disability. In addition, thirty-two enlisted men deserted." There was also a riot.
Romaine is one of 2 members of the Class of 1893 on Virtual Memorial Hall.
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