Copeland

Copeland, a Black man, was held in a jail near Murfreesboro when a band of masked men took him from the jail, according to the Wyandot County Republican in 1869. Weeks later his body was found in Stone River with a rope mark on his neck, which indicated he had been hanged. The paper reported that at the time it was doubtful whether friends or enemies had taken him from the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A band of masked men took Copeland from a jail near Murfreesboro and hanged him, according to the account, though it was doubtful at the time whether friends or enemies had taken him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• Wyandot County Republican, February 25, 1869, page 2 Wyandot County Republican, February 25, 1869