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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 27. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.53 (search)
The murder of David Getz. [from the Richmond, Va., Dispatch, Feb. 18, 1900.] An instance of the brutality of Custer. His Retributive fate. [This account appears to contain every essential and authenticated detail given in the previous article referred to.—Ed.] Woodstock, Va., February 10, 1900. To the Editor of the Dispatch. In last Sunday's Dispatch is published an article by Mr. R. D. Steuart, of Baltimore, giving an account of the horrible murder of Davy Getz, of this place, by the command of General George A. Custer. While the article is generally correct, it differs in some of its details from the account which I have secured from persons who were present, and are still living in Woodstock. The writer personally knew the small family, consisting of Andrew Getz, Elizabeth his wife, and their simple-minded son, David. David was about thirty years of age. The family lived in a small house close to the Methodist church. For rent of this humble home they acted as