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Creator/Title
Hale, Jonathan D., 1817-1896. Papers, 1863-1868. 4 items.
Call No.
Mss. C H
Content
Consists of facsimiles from a copy of Hale's book, The Bloody Shirt, an account of the operations of Civil War guerrilla Champ Ferguson along the Ky.-Tenn. border. Hale served as a Union scout and testified against Ferguson during the latter's trial at Nashville, Tenn. in 1865. In an affidavit (April 28,1864), Gov. Thomas Bramlette of Kentucky gives his opinion on the nature of Ferguson and his men. Maj.-Gen. George H. Thomas writes to Hale, from Murfreesboro, Tenn. on May 2, 1863. He voices his disgust with a certain class of Kentucky and Tennessee Unionists but provides no further details.