Champ Ferguson

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American mass murderer

United StatesLived 1821 to 1865 · aged 43

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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 war crimes by the U.S. military after the war ended.

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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

Ferguson hanged

Ferguson's grave

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United States

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Other

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deceased

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Lived 1821 to 1865 · aged 43

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