In this photo taken Sept. 18, 2012, a monument to teenage Confederate spy David O. Dodd, who was executed in 1864, is displayed in front of an elementary school named for him in Little Rock, Ark. Dodd is seen as a folk hero by many in his hope state.
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published Monday, October 15th, 2012
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — 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.







