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The Wild West Extravaganza

Champ Ferguson | Rebel Butcher

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8833 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Kentucky-born Confederate guerrilla Champ Ferguson used the chaos of the Civil War to settle personal grudges along the Tennessee border, racking up a body count that included his own neighbors and dozens of wounded soldiers. As one of only three people executed for war crimes, Ferguson went to the gallows unrepentant, calling himself a rebel to the last and asking to be buried in "good rebel soil.” Who was the REAL Champ Ferguson? True Southern patriot or just another homicidal maniac who used the war to satisfy his own blood lust?   Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/   Buy Me A Coffee!  https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest   Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/   Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/   Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/   Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1

On October 20th, 1865, Confederate Gorilla Champ Ferguson was marched to the Gallows over in Nashville, Tennessee. Just 10 days prior, he had been found guilty of 53 counts of murder.

0:41.0

And that was just the official number.

0:43.1

According to Ferguson himself, he had killed well over 100 men, friends, neighbors, wounded prisoners,

0:48.8

pretty much anyone he considered a threat or even a potential threat.

0:52.7

And even as the news was placed around his neck,

0:54.8

he remained defiant, stating that he was a southern man from the start and that he would die

0:59.3

a rebel. Who was the real champ Ferguson? A Confederate patriot just to finning his homeland against

1:05.6

Yankee aggressions, or just another cold-blooded killer using the war as an excuse to indulge

1:10.7

his bloodlust.

1:12.1

And what about the rumors that his death was nothing more than a hoax?

1:15.1

Stick around and find out, my name's Josh, and this is the Wild West extravaganza.

1:34.5

Samuel Champ Ferguson was born in Clinton County, Kentucky on November 29, 1821.

1:39.0

The eldest of 10 children, he grew up in what was known as the Kentucky Highlands,

1:43.7

hill country along the border with Tennessee that was mostly populated by poor farmers.

1:48.2

Now, I wasn't able to find out a ton of information regarding Ferguson's early life,

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