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  • Sam Davis
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  • Sam Davis (October 6, 1842 — November 27, 1863) is called the Boy Hero of the Confederacy. He was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He served in various combat roles in the Confederate army in 1861 through 1863 during the American Civil War. As a Confederate courier, he was captured around November 20, 1863, and upon suspicion of espionage was executed by the Union Army after a captivity of only seven days.
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serviceyears
  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1842-10-06
death place
  • Pulaski, Tennessee
Name
  • Sam Davis
Caption
  • The Sam Davis Monument at its dedication in Nashville, Tennessee
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Rutherford County, Tennessee
death date
  • 1863-11-27
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abstract
  • Sam Davis (October 6, 1842 — November 27, 1863) is called the Boy Hero of the Confederacy. He was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He served in various combat roles in the Confederate army in 1861 through 1863 during the American Civil War. As a Confederate courier, he was captured around November 20, 1863, and upon suspicion of espionage was executed by the Union Army after a captivity of only seven days.