PROFESSOR EXAMINES 'FORGOTTEN' CIVIL WAR FIGURE
August 29, 2008
August 29, 2008
ARCATA, Calif., Aug. 29 -- Humboldt State University issued the following press release:
Champ Ferguson is such an intriguing Civil War character-guerrilla, slave owner, cold-blooded killer-it's hard to believe he's been nearly forgotten by history. A new book by Professor Thomas Mays, a historian at Humboldt State University, looks to breathe life back into a story that once gripped the nation's attention.
"Pick up any textbook on the Civil War . . .
Champ Ferguson is such an intriguing Civil War character-guerrilla, slave owner, cold-blooded killer-it's hard to believe he's been nearly forgotten by history. A new book by Professor Thomas Mays, a historian at Humboldt State University, looks to breathe life back into a story that once gripped the nation's attention.
"Pick up any textbook on the Civil War . . .