サム・デイビスは、アメリカ内戦中に住んでいた南軍の兵士でした。1842年にテネシー州スマーナで生まれた彼は、1861年に南軍に加わり、すぐにランクを上げ、最終的に南軍のスパイになりました。デイビスは偵察ミッション中に1863年に北軍に捕らえられ、彼は組合計画を彼の所持していることがわかった。彼は彼に計画を与えた人の身元を明らかにすることと引き換えに恩赦を与えられたが、彼は仲間の兵士を裏切ることを拒否した。

デイビスは最終的に死刑判決を受け、1863年11月27日にテネシー州プラスキーで絞首刑にされました。デイビスは彼の死後、南部で有名な人物になり、彼の物語は、本、歌、さらには映画など、さまざまな形のメディアで語られ、語り直されました。彼は今日でも南北戦争中の南部の名誉と勇気の象徴として記憶されています。
Sam Davis was a Confederate soldier who lived during the American Civil War. Born in 1842 in Smyrna, Tennessee, he joined the Confederate army in 1861 and quickly rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a spy for the Confederacy. Davis was captured by Union forces in 1863 while on a reconnaissance mission, and he was found to be carrying Union plans in his possession. He was offered a pardon in exchange for revealing the identity of the person who gave him the plans, but he refused to betray his fellow soldiers.

Davis was eventually sentenced to death and was hanged in Pulaski, Tennessee on November 27, 1863. His final words were reportedly, "I would rather die a thousand deaths than betray a friend." Davis became a celebrated figure in the South after his death, and his story has been told and retold in various forms of media, including books, songs, and even a movie. He is still remembered today as a symbol of Southern honor and bravery during the Civil War.