Edmund Ruffin (1794-1865)

Edmund Ruffin, a veteran of the War of 1812, was a plantation owner and an agricultural reformer. He became a secession fanatic and urged southerners to form a separate country. Ruffin claimed to be the first to fire a shot at Fort Sumter. When Lee surrendered at Appomattox Ruffin committed suicide rather than become a U.S. citizen. This is a copy of a painting.

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Painting
Item#:
MES20281
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2847px
Width:
2271px
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