David Owen Dodd [graphic] / Wm. Besser [painter]. 1912.

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David Owen Dodd [graphic] / Wm. Besser [painter]. 1912.

David Owen Dodd (1846-1864), known as the "Boy Martyr of the Confederacy," was hanged as a Confederate spy by Union forces at Little Rock, January 8, 1864.

1 copy negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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Besser, William.

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Dodd, David Owen, 1846-1864

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David Owen Dodd was born at Victoria, Lavaca County, Tex., on 10 Nov. 1846. In 1858 the family moved to Benton, Ark. In 1861 or 1862 the family moved to Little Rock where David began attending St. John's College. Shortly afterward he dropped out because of illness and became employed in the telegraph office at Little Rock, then later at Monroe, La. In 1863 David joined his father who was sutler to the Third Arkansas Regiment (dismounted rifles) in Granada, Miss. After Federal occupation of Littl...