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Pulaski in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Sam Davis

 
 
Sam Davis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, April 14, 2010
1. Sam Davis Marker
Inscription. (Front):
Born Oct. 6, 1842 Near Smyrna,
Rutherford County Tennessee.

Though a Confederate
Soldier in the line of duty,
he was executed as a spy
by the Federals at
Pulaski, Nov. 27, 1863.

"Let come what must,
I keep my Trust."

Sam Davis

(Left Side):
"If I had a thousand lives,
I would lose, them all here
before I would betray my
friend or the confidence of my informer."

(Right Side):
"Greater love hath no
man than this, that a
man lay down his life
for his friends."

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 27, 1863.
 
Location. 35° 11.952′ N, 87° 1.882′ W. Marker is in Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. Marker is on Madison Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of Pulaski Court House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pulaski TN 38478, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Donald Grady Davidson (1893~1966) John Crowe Ransom (1888~1974) (within shouting distance of this marker); This Well (within shouting distance of this marker); Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski
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(about 500 feet away); Church of the Messiah (about 600 feet away); Governor John C. Brown House (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Colonial Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grissom Colonial Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pulaski.
 
Sam Davis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, April 14, 2010
2. Sam Davis Marker
Sam Davis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, April 14, 2010
3. Sam Davis Marker
Sam Davis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, April 14, 2010
4. Sam Davis Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,192 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 15, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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