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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 4: The Cavalry (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), chapter 8 (search)
d, is well illustrated in the story of the fate of private William Spicer, of the Tenth Missouri Cavalry, who undertook to ch him as quickly as possible. From many volunteers, Private Spicer was finally chosen. He was an Arkansas man, and as ma be suspected than a man from any of the Northern States. Spicer considered all the features of the case, and his final decing one for members of the mounted service. as this, and Spicer was provided with one that fitted him well. It was the evssed him with little notice. Then another band was met. Spicer saluted; the salute was returned, and the Confederates wered closely at the lone rider. The Confederates halted and Spicer was ordered to dismount. The man who had called the commander's attention to the courier stepped before Spicer. The courier recognized him as a neighbor in Arkansas. With all ththe middle of the road. The verdict was soon reached, and Spicer was hanged to a near-by tree. One of the swiftest and m