Tom Dula

Thomas C. Dula was a former Confederate soldier who was convicted of murdering Laura Foster. National publicity from newspapers such as The New York Times turned Dula's story into a folk legend. Although Laura was murdered in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Dula was tried, convicted, and hanged in Statesville. Considerable controversy surrounded the case. In subsequent years, a folk song was written, and many oral traditions were passed down, regarding the sensational occurrences surrounding Laura Foster's murder and Dula's subsequent execution. The Kingston Trio recorded a hit version of the murder ballad in 1958. ^{Tom Dula, American soldier (d. 1868)}

22 June 1845

Born on the same birth date (22 June 1845): Richard Seddon

Born on the same birth day (22 June): Brian Cookson • Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha • Francesco Manfredini • George Vancouver • Ian Kinsler • James H. Pomerene • Julian Huxley • Michał Kalecki • Ruby G. Woodson • William Chester Minor • Yuri Artyukhin

Born in the same month (June 1845): Arthur Cowper Ranyard • Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran • Cléophas Beausoleil • Frank Norton • Leopold Auer • Richard Seddon • Samuel Griffith