Sujet
Edmund Ruffin, 'Father of Secession in Virginia', 1860-1865 (1955). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Edmund Ruffin, 'Father of Secession in Virginia', 1860-1865 (1955) Ruffin (1794-1865) was a farmer and slaveholder who was a strong supporter of the secession of his state of Virginia from the Union. He is popularly believed to have fired the first shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. He committed suicide after General Robert E Lee surrendered at Appomattox. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1955
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C54_266
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,9Mo) / 35,6cm x 35,2cm / 4199 x 4161 (300dpi)