First Battle of Saltville
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The First Battle of Saltville, also known as the Saltville Massacre, was fought on October 2, 1864, near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program
Saltville Battlefield in August 2006
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
First Battle of Saltville
…Confederate massacre afterward of white and black wounded U.S. Army troops. Both Confederate soldiers and irregular guerrilla forces under the notorious Champ Ferguson murdered white and black U.S. Army soldiers on the battlefield and later some wounded who were being treated at the field hospital set up at nearby…
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