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Confederate Outlaw : Champ Ferguson and the Civil War in Appalachia /
In the fall of 1865, the United States Army executed Confederate guerrilla Champ Ferguson for his role in murdering fifty-three loyal citizens of Kentucky and Tennessee during the Civil War. Long remembered as the most unforgivingand inglorious warrior of the Confederacy, Ferguson has often been dis...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge, La. :
Louisiana State University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the fall of 1865, the United States Army executed Confederate guerrilla Champ Ferguson for his role in murdering fifty-three loyal citizens of Kentucky and Tennessee during the Civil War. Long remembered as the most unforgivingand inglorious warrior of the Confederacy, Ferguson has often been dismissed by historians as a cold-blooded killer. In Confederate Outlaw: Champ Ferguson and the Civil War in Appalachia biographer Brian D. McKnight demonstrates how such a simple judgment ignores the complexity of this legendary character. In his fascinating analysis, McKnight insists that Ferguson fo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (280 pages): maps |
| ISBN: | 9780807137703 |