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Outlaw Champ Ferguson subject of June KCWRT meeting

05 Sunday Jun 2016

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Brian McKnight, Champ Ferguson, Civil War, Civil War outlaws, Civil War partisams, Henry Wirz

In the fall of 1865, as the nation was struggling to bind up its wounds and put the bloodiest war in its history behind it, the United States Army executed two ex-Confederates for war crimes.Screen Shot 2016-06-05 at 12.21.12 PM.png

One was Henry Wirz, the unfortunate former commandant of Andersonville Prison.

The other was the notorious Champ Ferguson.

In a talk based on his award-winning book, Confederate Outlaw: Champ Ferguson and the Civil War in Appalachia, Brian McKnight will discuss the actions of Confederate guerilla Champ Ferguson that led to his conviction for the “murder” of 53 citizens of Kentucky and Tennessee during the Civil War. Long remembered as the most unforgiving and inglorious warrior of the Confederacy, some historians dismiss Ferguson as simply a cold-blooded killer.

But McKnight maintains that Ferguson, with an Old Testament mentality, fought the war on his own terms.

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The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable is a organization dedicated to remembering and studying the Civil War in East Tennessee.

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A guest speaker, normally an author, educator, or historian of national prominence in his or her field, speaks for approximately one hour, on some aspect of the American Civil War. Additional information about this month's speaker can be found in the current issue of The Scout's Report.

This address is followed by a brief question and discussion period. Cost (for those not dining) is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers.

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7:15 p.m. - Roundtable Business
7:30 p.m. - Speaker + Questions/Discussion
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