Sam Davis Hero of The Confederacy

Sam Davis Hero of The Confederacy by Edythe Johns Rucker Whitley, Blue and Gray Press 1971, Hardback

“During the War Between the States, there lived in Tennessee a lad named Sam Davis, who was born on a farm near Smyrna in Rutherford County, October 6, 1842, the eldest son of Charles Lewis Davis and his second wife, Jane Simmons. His ancestors were of good steady Virginia and North Carolina Stock … “–P. 13. Young Sam Davis was a soldier in the Confederate Army serving under Captain H. B. Shaw’s “Coleman’s Scouts”. He was captured by Union soldiers, tried by military court and sentenced to death. He ” … died by hanging as “Spy” at Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, November 27, 1863, unmarried. He is known as the “Hero of Tennessee” in the war of 1863-1865.”–P. 101. This record includes the genealogical record of the of the family of Sam Davis. “Since this outline is only to show the lineage of one particular branch, that of Sam Davis, the Tennessee hero, and not treating the Davis name in general, all other brances will be eliminated. No effort has been made to trace this lineage beyond David Davis of Middlesex County, Virginia, who apparently was the progenitor. David Davis died in Middlesex County, leaving a will dated Feb. 3, 1712 probated 3 March 1712 … “–P. 83. Descendants and relatives of David Davis lived in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas and elsewhere.”  From Google Books