Champ Ferguson
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Samuel "Champ" Ferguson was a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War. He claimed to have killed over 100 Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians. He was arrested, tried, and executed for w
Champ Ferguson in 1865
Ferguson circa 1850s
Ferguson's nemeses, "Tinker Dave" Beatty and Dr. Jonathan Hale. Hale was the Chief of Scouts for the Union Army of the Cumberland under Generals Rosecrans and George Thomas.
Ferguson surrounded by his guards
Henry Wirz
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Captain Henry Wirz was a Confederate States Army officer, doctor, and convicted war criminal best known for commanding Andersonville Prison during the American Civil War. Born in Zurich, Switzerland,
Champ Ferguson
…was hanged on October 20, 1865, one of only three men to be tried, convicted, and executed for war crimes during the Civil War. The others were Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the infamous Andersonville prison in Georgia, and Henry C. Magruder, a Confederate guerrilla fighter who was convicted of eight murders…
Wirz in c. 1865
Historic marker for Wirz at Andersonville, Georgia. The claim in the marker that guards died at the same rate as prisoners is incorrect.
Wirz hears his death warrant at the scaffold near the U.S. Capitol
Wirz's execution moments after the trapdoor was sprung