ask i ; ▁at ▁his ▁child hood ▁home ▁outside ▁S my r na , ▁Tennessee ; ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁life - size ▁statue ▁position ed ▁prom in ently ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁capit ol ▁grounds ▁in ▁Nash ville . ▁ ▁An ▁exhibition ▁case ▁of ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁artifact s — including ▁the ▁over co at ▁worn ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁arrest ▁and ▁the ▁boot ▁in ▁which ▁papers ▁were ▁conce aled — is ▁on ▁permanent ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Museum . ▁▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁archiv ists ▁at ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Library ▁and ▁Archives ▁have ▁proc ured ▁and ▁catalog ued ▁scores ▁of ▁documents : ▁ ▁first hand ▁re collections , ▁po ems , ▁comm emor ative ▁speech es , ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁published ▁bi ograph ies , ▁and ▁the ▁papers ▁of ▁the ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁Memorial ▁Association . ▁▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁thousands ▁of ▁visitors ▁including ▁many ▁school children ▁visit ▁the ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁House ▁outside ▁S my r na , ▁which ▁for ▁over ▁eight y ▁years ▁has ▁been ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁non pro fit ▁by ▁the ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁Memorial ▁Association . ▁The ▁S ons ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁V eter ans ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁Davis ▁their ▁Confeder ate ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁Sam ▁Davis ' s ▁youth ▁and ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁has ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁statue ▁in ▁his ▁memory ▁within ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁has