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Old State House Museum
300 West Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
501-324-9685 Fax 501-324-9688
www.oldstatehouse.com
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.
Pulaski County |
Structures
| Old State House One
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