The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-04-26
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whether upon the scahoiu hish;
Or in the battles van;
The tttest place for man to dle,
Is where he dies for man"
In the dark days of the American reNo-
many instances there were Oh u'els
who gave up all, even their hves, ana iaiu
themselves willing sacrifices upon the al
of their bleeding country. 1t IS not
our nnrnoses to sneak of them, nor to add
one leaf to the perennial chaplet that
their hallowed memories. In our
own times similar examples OF suoi'le
ohneuation have been furnished, ana To
one of these it is our purpose TO REFER III
this hrief and somewhat imperfect arlicle'
Durinu the late wal between the STATES
aud willie the command of Gen. steele was
occupying..Arkansas,a young man III 'ne %
cret services of the Confederate states was
arrested with important papers on ms pei
son. tried, condemned to death ana eAeou-
ted, Before the sentence OF tue Coui,-
martial was carried into effect, oeh' S'ecis
had an interview with the condemheu' ana
promised him a remission OF the sentence
provided he would disclose certain SeoIo'e
in his possession. But the BOY, lor ne MaS
mn more. standing with the shadow oil the
doth ANGEL on his brow, refused to bctraY
his people and their cause. He sald tmaV
he preferred to carry his secets 10 the
grave To-day, all that is mortal OF TINS
martyr rests near Little Rock. HIS flleiluH
have erected a monument TO his memory
and so long as the love of liberty survives
in human hearts, so long as the conscious
ness that trampled right is grandef ran
Triumphant wrong anlmates our oeiiS' ny
name of David owen Dodd, will be helu
in sweet remembrance 10y those for whom
he laid down his young life. We give III
charge that name to the sweet Tyre Ing
historic muse proud of her treasures WIZ
march with them down 10 the ia'esi,
s~cpulchre, and this in turn VIII give pom
in brass and enduring stone to guard ms
memory and immortalize her trust 'cHS'
burg Commercial.
Being somewhat familiar with
the facts in the above cited case, IN
so far as relates to David U. Dodd,
we will enlarge somewhat upon the
Commercials article. The circum-
stances are as follows: Vixen the
Federals took possession of Little
Rock, Mr.. a. NJ. Dodd, the father
of David, was in the Confederate
service, and his family consisting
of two daughters, Senhora and
Leonora (the latter now the wife OF
the writer), David and Mrs. Dodo
we're in Little Rock. Mr.. ID. Wish
inc to remove his family to MiSslS
sippi, obtained permission from
Gen. Steele, then i'll command o
the Federal army, to bring III
, family out. Early in january
1864, Mr.. D. together with his fam
e Is and a Baptist preacher name
Rogers, started in wagons to Ml'
7 sissippi. When they reached Can
den, Ark, Mr.. d., rememberin.
some business which he had over
looked, concluded to send DAVE
back to attend to it, intending t
wait at Camden until he returned
Gen. Pagan, then in command OF
Confederate force, met MIR. ID. a
, Camden, and learning that Dawn
was going back into the Fedora
lines, proposed that he act as SIP
, and obtain full information IN II
card to the Federal army when II
. went back, but Mr.. ID. c%mphaticaIl
y refused to allow it. He was ne
in the secret service Of the Coz
\ federacy, but went upon priva'
business.
However, David went back
Little Rock, and while in the CIT
= some friend gave him some impor
e ant information, which he wrote
;, his note book III telegraghic cha
If acters, he being an operator. /
started to return to his father, al
after passing the videttc, or out
,e picket, he was met By a squad
Federal scouts, who looked ut Il
d pass. and then concluded to sear'
him. it is supposed for the purpo
rs of taking his money. In doing
N they found the note book, and II
d understanding the telegraph
characters arrested him and CARR
him back. He was tried, convict
to as Confederate spy, and sentenc
ne 70 he executed. Gen. Steele offer
ST TO pardon him if he would tdivul
rs, the name of the n who ga
Ie- him the information, but David
an fused to tell, saying that a m
D. who would not die for his count
I'll was not fit to live.
as A number of lady friends visit
- him after he was sentenced, a
urged him to divulge the seer
!" but he stoutly refused to do
~ saving he preferred rather to
~ than betray a friend. The lad
then besieged Gen. Steele's gu
9. tiers to try and persuade hin
~. pardon the noble boy, who was |
Il. seventeen years of age, but u
~ Steele refused to see them at
N David made but one request
h. Steele, and that was that he mig
h. he allowed TO see his father, mott
,-ara tben but