Exceedingly Rare Champ Ferguson Execution Letter Civil War Confederate Terrorist

This lot features a fascinating 2 page letter written in sepia ink, on watermarked stationary from Nashville, Tennessee, August 8th, 1865. The letter mentions the "excitement" that is taking place there over the trial of Champ Ferguson, accused of the murder of countless Union Soldiers and Civilians! Ferguson became a Confederate Folk Hero and was eventually found guilty and hung for killing as many as 100 people! After the verdict was read he made a well known statement I repeat that I die a Rebel out and out..... And request my body to be buried in good Rebel soil Condition: the sepia ink is dark and legible.

The paper is aged toned in places and shows expected wear around the fold lines, otherwise very good. The only other Confederate hanged during the Civil War was Henry Wirz, the commandant of Andersonville Prison.

Champ Ferguson was one of the most notorious figures of the war. This is part of a 40+ year collection.

At age 71, I have made the difficult decision to sell off a portion of my collection to assist family members in need. Thanks for looking and best of luck! The item "Exceedingly Rare Champ Ferguson Execution Letter Civil War Confederate Terrorist" is in sale since Sunday, June 2, 2019.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Correspondence, Mail". The seller is "steeler_rarities" and is located in West Newton, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

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