The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04
SOUTHERN HERO, SAM DAVIS.
story of the HerO's Death Recalled
by a bust at the Nashville EXPOSE

by "A bust at the Nashville EXPOSE
ton.
From the Louisville Courier-JournaI.
The bust of Sam Davis, the confederate
hero who met death on the scaffold at
Pulaski, Tenn, to save the life Of a com
rade Is one of the best pieces of sculpture
in the Nashville Parthenon. II is the
work of George Julian Zolnay, is heroic
In size, noble IN conception and absolutely
true to the original. Joshua Brown, now
Of New York city, who belonged to the
Second Kentucky cavalry of the confeder-
ate army, and was fellow-scout with
Samuel Davis tells the thrilling and awful
story Of his fate IN an article In the Vet
eran:
Gen. Bragg had sent US, few men who
knew the country, into Middle Tennessee
TO get all the information possible concern
ing the movements of the federal army;
to find out II 1t was moving from Nash
Vile and Corinth to REINFORCE Chattanoo-
ga. We were to report to Col. Shaw or
Capt. Coleman, who commanded Cole
mans scouts. We were 10 go south to
Decatur. and send our reports by a courier
'ine to Gen. Bragg at Missionary Ridge.
When we received our orders we were
told that the duty was very dangerous,
and that they did not expect but few
OF US to return; that we would probably
be captured or killed, and we were eau
toned about exposing ourselves unneces-
sariy.
After we had been in Tennessee about
ten days, We watched the sixteenth army
corps commanded by Gen. Dodge, move
up from Corinth to Pulaski. We agreed
that we would leave for the south on Fri
day the 18th Of November, 1868. num-
Der had been captured and several killed.
We were 10 start that night, each man for
himself; each OF us had his own informa-
ton, but / did not write u down or make
any memorandum OF II. for fear Of being
captured. ] had counted almost every
regiment, and all the artillery In the Six
teenth corps, and found out that they
were moving on Chattanooga. Late In the
afternoon we started out and ran into
the Seventh Kansas cavalry, known as
the kansas Jayha wkers,' and when We
were told that res ment had captured us
we thought our time had come. We were
taken to Pulaski. about fifteen miles
away, aud put into jail, where several
other prisoners had been sent, and among
whom was Sam Davis. 1 talked With him
over our prospects OF imprisonment and
escape. which were very gloomy. Davis
said they had searched him that DAY and
found some papers upon him, and that he
had been taken 10 Gen. Dodge's headquar-
ters They also had found In his saddle
seat maps and descriptions Of the FORTH
cations al Nashville and other points. ana
an exact report Of the federal army IN
Tennessee. They found In his boot a let
ter. with other papers, which was in
tended for Gen. Bragg.
Davis was taken 10 Gen. Dodge's head
quarters. and this Is what took place be-
tween them, which Gen. Dodge told me
recently:
II took him IN my private office" said
Gen. Dodge. land told him Il was n very
serious charge brought against him; tha
he was a SPY. and from what ! found upon
his person he had accurate Information ln
regard 10 my army and 1 must know where
be obtained A. told him nc was young
man, and dld not seem 10 realize the don.
ger he was Ia. UD 20 that time he said