Upton

Anderson Upton was held in the jail at Appling, Georgia, according to a dispatch from Augusta printed in newspapers in January 1869. The dispatch said a mob took him from the jail and lynched him along with other men held there. The accounts come from these 1869 newspaper dispatches, which differ in how they name the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Multiple 1869 Georgia dispatches report that Anderson Upton was taken from the Appling jail by a mob and lynched with other men, though the accounts are unconfirmed and give no date.

Reported by: Augusta dispatch reprinted in the paper (reporters).

Sources (5)

• Memphis Daily Appeal, January 10, 1869, page 2 Memphis Daily Appeal, January 10, 1869
• The Daily Phoenix, January 10, 1869, page 3 The Daily Phoenix, January 10, 1869
• The Daily Gate City, January 10, 1869, page 1 The Daily Gate City, January 10, 1869
• The Charleston Daily News, January 11, 1869, page 1 The Charleston Daily News, January 11, 1869
• Daily Davenport Democrat, January 11, 1869, page 4 Daily Davenport Democrat, January 11, 1869