FERG GUSON, Cham
Ferguson, a native of Tennessee, served for a while in the regular
Confederate Army but then formed his own guerilla band which opera-
ted mainly in Kentucky and Tennessee. The band in general and Fergu-
son in particular were eccused of numbrous acts of brigandage. Ter-
guson was believed to have been responsible for the kill ing of at
least 2 2men including a Lieutenant Smith who was slian while wound-
ed in the Emory General Hospital in Virginia. Apter the war, Fergu-
son refused to avail himself of the Amnesty Proclamation and surrender
and he was captured near Alexandria, Tenn., on May 2), 1865. Con-
victed by a military court in a trial that lasted from July 11 to
Septe 18, 1865, he was sentenced to hang, He was hanged at Nashville
on Oct. 2)", 1665, Merguson met his death calmly and his last words
were a request that his body be returned to his home and buried
theree
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FERGUSON, Champ
Ferguson, a native of Tennessee, served for a while in the regular
Confederate Army but then formed his own guerilla band which opera-
ted mainly in Kentucky and Tennessee. The band in general and Fergu-
son in particular were accused of numbrous acts of brigandage. Ver-
guson was believed to have been responsible for the killing of at
least 2 2men including a Lieutenant Smith who was slian while wound=-
ed in the Emory General Hospital in Virginia. ter the war, Fergu-
son refused to avail himself of the Amnesty Brockanstion and surrender|
and he was captured near Alexandria, Tenn., on May 2), 1865. Con-
victed by a military court in a trial that lasted from July 11 to
Septe 18; 1865, 0h he was sentenced to hange at Nashville
on Oct. 21, 1865. Ferguson met his death rane and_his last words
were a request cnet his body be returned to his home and buried
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FERGUSON, Champ
son in particular were accused of numbrous acts of brigandage.
guson was believed to have been responsible for the killing of
ast 2 2 men including a Saree Smith who mae slian while wound-
in the Emory General #, tal in Virginia. ter the war, Fergu-
son refused a ee fae of the Amnesty Proc! lamation and surrender’
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