Sheriff Colgrove was shot and killed from ambush by several men hiding behind bushes next to a road near Trenton as he drove by in his carriage. No suspects were ever identified.
It was reported that the suspects were members of the Ku Klux Klan who were ordered to assassinate Sheriff Colgrove because of alleged atrocities he had committed against citizens in Jones and neighboring counties. Others, as well as northern newspapers, reported that the Klan hated Sheriff Colgrove because he was a northerner, a republican, and he had arrested several Klan members for their evil activities.
Sheriff Colgrove had previously served with the United States Army during the Civil War and is buried in New Bern National Cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina. He was survived by his wife, father, brother (a state Senator), and half-brother.
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Orson Colgrove served as a Sergeant in Co. B, 3rd New York Calvary Regiment.
Suggested by FAG Contributor: Jim Dugan (47026362)
It was reported that the suspects were members of the Ku Klux Klan who were ordered to assassinate Sheriff Colgrove because of alleged atrocities he had committed against citizens in Jones and neighboring counties. Others, as well as northern newspapers, reported that the Klan hated Sheriff Colgrove because he was a northerner, a republican, and he had arrested several Klan members for their evil activities.
Sheriff Colgrove had previously served with the United States Army during the Civil War and is buried in New Bern National Cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina. He was survived by his wife, father, brother (a state Senator), and half-brother.
Read more: http://www.odmp
Info furnished by Officer Down Memorial Page
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Orson Colgrove served as a Sergeant in Co. B, 3rd New York Calvary Regiment.
Suggested by FAG Contributor: Jim Dugan (47026362)
Sheriff Colgrove was shot and killed from ambush by several men hiding behind bushes next to a road near Trenton as he drove by in his carriage. No suspects were ever identified.
It was reported that the suspects were members of the Ku Klux Klan who were ordered to assassinate Sheriff Colgrove because of alleged atrocities he had committed against citizens in Jones and neighboring counties. Others, as well as northern newspapers, reported that the Klan hated Sheriff Colgrove because he was a northerner, a republican, and he had arrested several Klan members for their evil activities.
Sheriff Colgrove had previously served with the United States Army during the Civil War and is buried in New Bern National Cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina. He was survived by his wife, father, brother (a state Senator), and half-brother.
Read more: http://www.odmp
Info furnished by Officer Down Memorial Page
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Orson Colgrove served as a Sergeant in Co. B, 3rd New York Calvary Regiment.
Suggested by FAG Contributor: Jim Dugan (47026362)
It was reported that the suspects were members of the Ku Klux Klan who were ordered to assassinate Sheriff Colgrove because of alleged atrocities he had committed against citizens in Jones and neighboring counties. Others, as well as northern newspapers, reported that the Klan hated Sheriff Colgrove because he was a northerner, a republican, and he had arrested several Klan members for their evil activities.
Sheriff Colgrove had previously served with the United States Army during the Civil War and is buried in New Bern National Cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina. He was survived by his wife, father, brother (a state Senator), and half-brother.
Read more: http://www.odmp
Info furnished by Officer Down Memorial Page
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Orson Colgrove served as a Sergeant in Co. B, 3rd New York Calvary Regiment.
Suggested by FAG Contributor: Jim Dugan (47026362)
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