Article posted: 10/14/2012 5:22 PM

Long after death, Confederate spy honored

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David O. Dodd was a teenage spy who chose to hang rather than betray the Confederate cause.

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The story of David O. Dodd is relatively unknown outside of Arkansas, but the teenage spy who chose to hang rather than betray the Confederate cause is a folk hero to many in his home state. But should he be commemorted by his state?