Old State House Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas

Old State House Museum

300 West Markham

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

501-324-9685 Fax 501-324-9688

David Owen Dodd, a southern boy of 17, when leaving for his home in the

southern part of the state, was arrested, tried, by Federal Court martial and

hanged in front of Old St. John's College, Little Rock, Arkansas.

David O. Dodd

Arkansas Boy Martyr of the Confederacy

Born November 10, 1846 Executed January 2, 1864

Aye, such was the love of the boy for his Southland,

Such his endurance, his courage, his pride,

That e'er he'd betray his own beloved band.

He sacrificed all and silently died.

Papers found on David's person revealed valuable information to the

Confederate forces. Freedom was offered if he would divulge the name

of his informant but he preferred death to dishonor.

In Memory of

David Owen Dodd

The Boy Martyr of the Confederacy

Who was hung as a spy by the Union Army in Little Rock, Arkansas

January 8, 1864 - Aged 17 Years.

This table is erected by the General Association of the United Daughters of the

Confederacy 1913.