▁ ▁Next , ▁C unning ham ▁called ▁for ▁T enn esse ans ▁to ▁come ▁forward ▁with ▁" such ▁data ▁as ▁may ▁be ▁re called ▁by ▁all ▁who ▁know ▁anything ▁of ▁the ▁event ." ▁ ▁S ens ing ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁gal van ize ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁fled g ling ▁publication , ▁C unning ham ▁threw ▁his ▁energ ies ▁into ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁the ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁story . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁editor ial s ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁C unning ham ▁pack aged ▁Davis ' s ▁sacrifice ▁in ▁Christian ▁terms , ▁ins isting ▁that ▁the ▁story ▁re called ▁" the ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁the ▁Gal ile an ▁whose ▁hands ▁and ▁feet ▁were ▁na iled ▁to ▁a ▁cross ." ▁ ▁By ▁summer ' s ▁end , ▁C unning ham ▁launched ▁a ▁fund ra ising ▁drive ▁for ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁Davis ' s ▁memory ▁to ▁be ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁grounds ▁in ▁Nash ville . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁Davis ▁has ▁tower ed ▁above ▁any ▁other ▁T enn esse an ▁in ▁the ▁p ant he on ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁Civil ▁War ▁hero es . ▁▁ ▁Today , ▁representations ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁Sam ▁Davis ▁mark ▁the ▁historical ▁and ▁ge ographical ▁land sc apes ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Tennessee ▁heart land . ▁ ▁Mon uments ▁comm emor ating ▁him ▁stand ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁his ▁execution ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁court ▁square ▁in ▁Pul