The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-20


or the commander and his brave men
who followed him into the very jaws
of death. The charge of Pickett $
division at Gettysburg, Gordon dcs
perate assault upon the enemy 8 works
in the last days Of the civil war, the
death grapple at Franklin in which
FIVE of our bravest generals gave up
their lives, and many more notable
achievements, illustrating the heights
to which human courage can attain.
and must always reflect undying honor,
not only upon Confederates, but stand
as monuments to the heroism Of Amer
icau soldiery.
But grand and glorious as were all
these, and brave as were these men,
there was man think who display.
ed higher type of courage than even
they. lie was not an officer of even
the humblest rank, and knew nothing
Of the inspiration that comes with the
excitement and huzzas Of sanguinary
strife. He led no forlorn hope, and
DID not go down in the forefront of
battle with the shout of victory upon
his dying lips.
How, then, did this brave man die?
The answer is, he died the most igno.
BILE of deaths-that Of the gallows,
with q rope around his neck. But he
fought the fight Of faith and truth.
and as long as human valor is ap-
plauded, as long as the grandeur of
moral heroism is appreciated, in every
age, in every cline, this man must
= uk as the bravest Of the brave, and
his martyr' death reflect honor upon
the manhood Of the world.
THE STORY OF SAM DAVIS.
cannot tell this story better than
in the language of Hon. Tulley Brown,
in an address delierved at Nashville,
Tenn, early in 1901, and published
in the Nashville American, part Of
Of which is as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: The pleas
ing duty has been accorded to me to-
night to introduce to you the distin-
guished lady who will entertain you
with song and dialect Of the old South,
but l have been requested by the
committee, before introducing her, to
have some few words to say with refer
ence to the object Of this meeting, and
to the young man whose short life and
whose glorious death in cause long
gone by is the reason for erecting to
him monument upon the acropolis
Of the State:
"You doubtless have seen that the
Legislature Of Tennessee by resolu-
ton, has appropriated spot upon the
capitol grounds for a. monument to
this young man. And the questions
might be asked: Why did the legis-
lature pass such resolution? Who
was Sam Davis? Did he lead listen
ing senates? Was he ever governor
Of the State? Did he lead our legions
to battle? What did he do, that the
legislature Of this State should have
given to him place by the side of
James K. Polk and Andrew Jackson,
two presidents Of the United States;
one who slept for many years in sight
of the capitol, but whose tomb was
allowed to be placed upon the capitol
site; and Andrew Jackson, man ma
tional in his fame, man glorious,
man known to all the earth; and out
Of all the Tennessee people since the
capitol was built, only these t=c have
been allowed resting places there-one
in his grave and the other astride of
his bronze horse? Then who was
Sam Davis? That ia what the com
mittee has asked me to toll.
ut is simple story Of short life
and death 80 glorious that it has no
rival. (Applause). His father and
mother came to the State of Tennessee
from Virginia, that State that has fur
nisbed so much Of good and 80 much
Of greatness to the world I take it,
as they came from Virginia and from
his simple English name, that he came
of proud English blood. He lived the
life Of other Tennessee boys, and was
at military school here by Nashville
in 1861, when the cloudburst of war
startled the American people. Ten
nesseean-like, the young man, scarcely
nineteen, volunteered in the first regi.
ment he could reach, which was the
First Tennessee Regiment, c. S. A.
II have asked soldier oomrade Of
that regiment, who was afterwards
connected with his family, about him,
FOR I felt certain that you would de.
sire to hear of man 80 famous, of a
man capable of SO heroic q deed, that
any particular would be interesting.