Name not reported

Five people were taken from the jail at Biersburg, Tennessee, on January 29, 1869, and shot to death by a crowd of citizens, according to The Albany Register, which reported the killings on February 6. The paper says nearly all of the citizens took part in the shooting and made no attempt at disguise. The account gives no names or other details about the people who died.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: historical newspaper report.

Source

• The Albany Register, February 6, 1869, page 2 The Albany Register, February 6, 1869