Am not related. May be of interest to someone who is. I have no further info but additional newspaper extracts may be found at the San Joaquin County message page

Vern D
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Transcribed by Dee Sardoch;
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Stockton Daily Independent
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
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>>THURSDAY, 24 SEPT 1863<<

DEATH in CAMP - Patrick BOYD, a private in Company I, at Camp Stanford, died of dropsy yesterday morning, and was interred in the Catholic cemetery, after the customary service of the Church had been performed.