Sam Davis - Wikipedia
WebSam Davis (October 6, 1842 – November 27, 1863) [1] was a Confederate soldier executed by Union forces in Pulaski, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. He is popularly known as the Boy Hero of the Confederacy, although he was 21 when he died.
Sam Davis - americancivilwarstory.com
WebSep 22, 2019 · Sam Davis (right) is often referred to as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy," and has long been held by southerners, in similar standing to the great Revolutionary War spy Nathan Hale. In 1861, at the age of 18, Sam Davis joined the 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, and went to war for the Confederacy... He and his unit took part in Stonewall ...
Sam Davis | American Battlefield Trust
WebSam Davis was a Confederate scout and spy who was captured and hanged in November 1863.
Why Sam Davis is know as 'Boy Hero of the Confederacy'
WebJul 30, 2020 · Confederate monuments: Sam Davis, a slave-owning soldier mythologized as a 'Boy Hero'. Nancy DeGennaro. Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. 0:03. 0:56. This story is part of The Confederate Reckoning, a collaborative project of USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the South to critically examine the legacy of …
Sam Davis | American Battlefield Trust
WebCivil War | Biography. Sam Davis. Public Domain/Daily News Journal. Title Soldier/Spy. War & Affiliation Civil War / Confederate. Date of Birth - Death 1842-1863. Born on October 6, 1842, Samuel Davis grew up on his family’s farm near Smyna, Tennessee, about twenty miles southeast of Nashville.
Davis, Sam | Tennessee Encyclopedia
WebOct 8, 2017 · Sam Davis. “Boy Hero of the Confederacy” Sam Davis was born on his family’s farm near Smyrna on October 6, 1842. A frail child, Davis grew up playing on the land around his home and learned the landscape of Middle Tennessee, knowledge that later aided his activities as a Confederate scout.
Sam Davis: Boy Hero — The Historic Sam Davis Home and …
WebHistoric Sam Davis Home , 1399 Sam Davis Road, Smyrna, TN, 37167, United States 615-459-2341 director@samdavishome.org. The Historic Sam Davis Home & Plantation is a Non-profit historical Site Governed by the Sam Davis Memorial Association. 1399 Sam Davis Road Smyrna, TN 37167
Capture of the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy" (20 NOV 1863)
WebNov 17, 2023 · On 20 November 1863, Union troops captured 21-year-old Pvt. Sam Davis, a Confederate scout acting as a courier of information for Gen. Braxton Bragg. After refusing to cooperate with his...
Sam Davis Memorial Museum - Tennessee State Government
WebPulaski, TN 38478. About the Sam Davis Memorial Museum. Sam Davis, known as “the Boy Hero of the Confederacy,” was a Confederate scout who was arrested by Union troops as a spy. Davis was found guilty and was executed at …
Sam Davis, Boy Hero of the Confederacy – Rutherford County …
WebSam Davis, Boy Hero of the Confederacy. People Places and Stories. 1969 – Tennessee FOP Magazine. Sam Davis was born October 6, 1842, near Smyrna, TN attended school at Smyrna and later the Western Military Institute in Nashville, leaving there to volunteer for service in the Confederate Army, Co. I, 1st Tennessee.
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