Hi all,

I'm looking for information on Capt. David Tucker "Tuck" Smith (1824 - 1909). I believe he was a Confederate, but I've been unable to find very much information about him. Evidently he was well-known for being a viligiante in the final years of the Civil War.

I recently found an article that my great-grandfather, Carroll Ward Anderson, wrote applauding Capt. Tuck Smith's activities during the War. Carroll made it sound like Tuck saved northwest Arkansas from a lot of bad things, by staying around here and running bushwhackers off. This article that Carroll wrote was published in The Fayetteville Democrat on 17 March 1910 and was titled "A Tribute to Capt. Tuck Smith". Tuck died 24 November 1909 between Tuttle and Goshen. He is buried in the Tuck Smith Cemetery there.

I'd appreciate anything that you have seen or read about Tuck Smith. This newspaper article has made me curious about why my Great-grandfather Anderson supported him so much.

Joy (Anderson) Russell