{"id":2397,"date":"2022-09-02T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2022-09-02T09:35:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:35:38","slug":"champ-ferguson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2397","title":{"rendered":"Champ Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Champ_Ferguson_sitting-191x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Champ_Ferguson_sitting-191x300.jpeg 191w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Champ_Ferguson_sitting.jpeg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the Civil War a man from Kentucky who had moved to Tennessee joined the Confederate side as a guerrilla fighter.  Due to his extreme anger issues he soon became a Confederate vigilante, killing anyone he knew who had any connections with the Union.  It was an infamous incident at a Confederate hospital in Saltville, Virginia, that resulted in his capture and arrest by Confederate authorities in 1865.  <\/p>\n<p>Today we tell the story of an outlaw from both sides in the Civil War: Champ Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Audible, Stitcher, RadioPublic, Goodpods, or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories with your friends!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5536\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2397-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51116689\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51116689\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51116689\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51116689\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2397-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/51116689\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Civil War a man from Kentucky who had moved to Tennessee joined the Confederate side as a guerrilla fighter. Due to his extreme anger issues he soon became a Confederate vigilante, killing anyone he knew who had any connections with the Union. 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