Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the Albemarle County jail in Virginia was one of four men taken out in February 1865 on the order of Major Mason. According to The Daily Dispatch, citing an unnamed source, he was carried to Shiflett's Hollow in Albemarle County and shot there. The paper's account is the only source for how and where he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The Daily Dispatch reported that Major Mason ordered him taken from the jail to Shiflett's Hollow, where he was shot.
Reported by: The Daily Dispatch (reporters).