Champ Ferguson and his prison guards
This file appears in: Civil War Terrorist
Shortly after the Civil War, pro-Confederate guerrilla Champ Ferguson was arrested at his Tennessee farm. Taken to Nashville, Tennessee, Ferguson was convicted of killing fifty-three men. He was executed by Union authorities. Ferguson is pictured here with some of his prison guards in Nashville. Image courtesy Frazier History Museum, Louisville, Kentucky.
This file appears in: Civil War Terrorist
Civil War Terrorist
Historical Marker #780 marks the birthplace of Champ Ferguson, a Civil War guerrilla who was hanged by Union authorities after the Civil War.
Ferguson was born in Clinton County, Kentucky, in 1821. By the time the Civil War erupted, he had…