▁very ▁active ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁cou rier ▁for ▁Cole man ' s ▁Sc outs . ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁and ▁trial ▁He ▁was ▁captured ▁near ▁Minor ▁Hill , ▁Tennessee , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁having ▁been ▁detailed ▁for ▁special , ▁ha z ard ous ▁duty ▁within ▁the ▁Union ▁lines ▁of ▁occupation ▁around ▁Nash ville . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁arrest ▁by ▁Union ▁secret ▁service ▁agents , ▁Davis ▁had ▁in ▁his ▁possession ▁a ▁mis cell any ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁intelligence ▁sources , ▁which ▁included ▁detailed ▁draw ings ▁of ▁Union ▁fort ifications ▁at ▁Nash ville ▁and ▁other ▁towns ▁in ▁Middle ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Im pr ison ed ▁in ▁Pul ask i , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁g arrison ed ▁Union ▁town ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁Gren ville ▁M . ▁D odge , ▁Davis ▁faced ▁charges ▁of ▁esp ion age ▁and ▁stead fast ly ▁refused ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁his ▁inform ants . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁prisoner ▁was ▁found ▁guilty , ▁General ▁D odge ▁announced ▁that ▁Davis ▁should ▁be ▁h anged ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁described ▁by ▁a ▁report ▁from ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Daily ▁Com mer cial ▁as ▁" a ▁pretty ▁em in ence , ▁north ▁east ▁of ▁Pul ask i , ▁and ▁over looking ▁the ▁town ." ▁ ▁When ▁local ▁citizens ▁protest ed ▁at ▁so ▁visual ▁a ▁display ▁of ▁a ▁gru esome ▁act , ▁D odge ▁alleg edly ▁replied , ▁" I ▁want ▁him ▁hung ▁where ▁you ▁all ▁can ▁see