The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-08
RER0iSN OF SAM DAVIS
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sps Could E.v> S-v@.: H,s L.e., With On.
Wc'd, But He Refused T., Speak IL
When Standirs ~ the Zoo, % The Gsl.
lows.
The bust Of Ssro &v;s. tfe Conf$d
erste hero Who " e ;;,2'a CO tf.a scaf.
foid al PulasEi. *, n. 70 save he Il e
Ct cnmrsGe, IS ore axe hest pieces
CT sculpture IN tie Nashville rar he
ron. It 5 The xnSz "f C,2c::se Ji;i*a
Z ,lnsy, Is tsro;c IL size, iualA 10 cnl
c-p,ioa en3 absolutely .rua - b"
original Jasi us Srown. nn9 q N">-
York city. VINO belonged to :Ee Second
kentucky = cavalry OF the Cunfed r:tN
armE spd wsS fellow scout with
Samuel Davis, tails he thrill and
awful sto7y OF his fate IL 80 article II
lha Veteran:
Gen. Bragg hSd se1t u, fsw e.
who knew the coHu.sy, into n:idd!c
Tennessee, to gel sll the jDformstion
possible concerning the movements
Of the Federal sruv. TO iud cut if It
was moving frcn Nashville ard Cor
NTH 10 reinforce ChS,tanoosa. We
were to repces tn Col. Shaw or Capt
Coleman. who cotnEuaooed CoIman'S
scouts. We wfrn ID 90 south tn De-
Gator AID ser6 cur reports by courier
Gne 10 GeE Brses at Missionary
Ridge. When we rscsived our orders
we were :oid 1hat the DUTY was very
dangerous. a,d that Trey did notsx
pecE bus fewof US 10 retura; to&t we
wculd pro5asty DC csptUrSd oc killed,
and we were clutinned against sSoas-
ing ourselves unnecessarily
alter we had basn &c Hepness, e,
shout ten days, We watched the SIX
teentn army corps, commanded o7
Gtn Dodge. mCye up from CcrlDln
tc Pulaski We aeseeG that we woi>lc
leave for the south on Friday. the 19.h
Of Noveu Der, 1868 4 number had
been captured ard several killed. We
were 10 star: th&t night, each mar for
himself; each man rad nis own infor-
nation, bo1 did not write it down cr
make auy rGernorar DUN Of il for fear
of oeiDs captured. had Counted 81
mcst every regiment ard ali the srtl-
lerv in the SiXtsenlh corps, aDd ioand
ovI that they were moving on Ch4tta
nooea- Later in the afternoon we
stared cut, acd ran into the
Seventh Karsas cavalry, known as
the ''hsns&S Jay hawkers." and when
We were told that regiment had cap
tured US we thought our time had
come. We were taken to Pulaski,
about fifteen miles away, aDd pat into
Jail, whele several other prisoners hsd
been sent, sud auorg them was Sam
Davis, I talked with him over our
prospects of in nprisonmentand escape,
which were very gloomy. Davis said
they had searched him that day ano
found some papers upon him, aGd
that be had been tsken 10 Gen. Do2ges
headquarters. They also found IN his
saddle SCAT maps aud descriptions o!
the forU6caticns at Nashville and
Others points, and an exact report Of
the Federal army IL Tennessee. They
foucd in his boot letter. with other
papers, which was intended for Gen.
Bragg.
Davis was taken to Gen. Dodge's
headquarters, and this is what took
place between them which Gen.
Dodge told me recently:
Il took him to my private t,tice,
said General Dccee, and | told bin
it was very serious charge brought:
against him; that he was spy, and
from what found upon his .ec>on.
he bad sccurate information IN regard
to my Srmy, and must know where
be cb;siued it. toll him he was
Young man and did not seem to realize
lie danger he was i. Z to thsttime
hesaid nothing, butlhen he replied 10
most respectful manner:
General Dodge, I know the dan
GER OF my situation and | am willing
to take the conseQuer ces.
Il asked him then 10 give the name
of the person from whom he 20. the
information: that I bnew It must be
some one near headquarters wao had
given him the plans Of the federal
army. BE replied:
's'I know tha. will have to die,
but will 10. tell where eotthe IN
formation. AID there Is no pnwer on
earth that csn MAKE re tell. You
are doir your duty sS 8 soldier. and
Ism doing nine. II ! nave to die, /
90 sofesiine bat an aoirg ny duty
10 God and my country
- pleaded with bim and urged hin
with all The power l possessed TO give
ne some chance TO save his lie. for l
di. covered that be was g most admir-
able young fellow, with the highest
character and strictest integrity. he
then said: 1t is useless 70 talk 20
NE. ! dc rot intend 10 do it. You
can court martial NE, but will 10;
betray the trust reacsed n me.
He thanked me ;or the interest l
had taken IN hin. snd ! sent dim bs OK
to prison. Iimmediate)y callsd s court
msrtial to try him"
The night before he vas hsr g9G he
wrote the following !e.tes 20 his co:h
er and father:
sPulaski, Giles County, Tenn.
Nov. 26, 1868 Dear Mother: On.
how painful it IS To "rjts 10 y on. /
have got 20 Gle tomorrow Dor1lre-
to be haSged by the f;cera!s Mother,
do 10: efieve fer me must bid you
good bye for e1ermnre. Mother. DO
lot fear to die Give NY love 10 ali :.
Your Son,
Samuel Davis.
Mcthsr, tell HE children all 10 be
Good. ] wish ccGlG see you al once
more, but I will Eevsr any more.
Mother and fstner, do at forget ne.
Think OF ne VIXEN I am dead, bat do
not erieve Tor NE Il will not Go any
coed. FatLer, ycu can send after roy
rer.airs, !; you want tc Go SO. They
will be at Pulaski, Teen. I vii: leave
some things, too, with The hotel keep
er sor you. Pulaski is il Giles ccUl-
70 p.no Snr1h cf t'rY1l,-;3 hiy