▁three ▁minutes . ▁ ▁" He ▁stood ▁it ▁like ▁a ▁man ," ▁one ▁Union ▁soldier ▁noted ▁in ▁his ▁di ary ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁" He ▁never ▁p aled ▁a ▁bit ▁but ▁stood ▁it ▁like ▁a ▁hero ." ▁ ▁That ▁night , ▁the ▁Daily ▁Com mer cial ▁reported , ▁" ever gre ens ▁were ▁plant ed , ▁and ▁now ▁s igh ▁in ▁the ▁wild ▁winter y ▁wind s ▁o ' er ▁his ▁grave , ▁while ▁flowers ▁cul led ▁by ▁fair ▁hands , ▁were ▁stre wn ▁upon ▁it ." ▁ ▁Davis ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁before ▁his ▁execution , ▁" D ear ▁mother . ▁O ▁how ▁pain ful ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁write ▁you ! ▁I ▁have ▁got ▁to ▁die ▁to - morrow ▁--- ▁to ▁be ▁h anged ▁by ▁the ▁Feder als . ▁Mother , ▁do ▁not ▁gr ieve ▁for ▁me . ▁I ▁must ▁bid ▁you ▁good - bye ▁forever more . ▁Mother , ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁fear ▁to ▁die . ▁Give ▁my ▁love ▁to ▁all ." ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁post script ▁for ▁his ▁father , ▁too . ▁" F ather , ▁you ▁can ▁send ▁after ▁my ▁remains ▁if ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁They ▁will ▁be ▁at ▁Pul ask i , ▁T enn . ▁I ▁will ▁leave ▁some ▁things ▁with ▁the ▁hotel ▁ke eper ▁for ▁you ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁h anged ▁by ▁Union ▁forces ▁in ▁Pul ask i , ▁Tennessee , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁tr und led