Champ Ferguson

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1865

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Champ Ferguson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Henry Wirz hanged for Andersonville war crimes

   1865

   Role: Guerrilla executed for war crimes after the war (contextual reference only; not a participant in the Wirz trial or hanging)

   1. 1May 10, 1865 · Old Capitol PrisonArrest and Transfer to Washington

      Wirz was arrested following the Confederate defeat and transferred to Washington, D.C., to face trial for war crimes.

   2. 2August 23 – October 18, 1865 · United States Court of ClaimsMilitary Tribunal Proceedings

      A military tribunal tried Wirz for war crimes in Washington, D.C., between August and October 1865.

   3. 3November 1865 · Military CommissionConviction and Sentencing

      The Military Commission found Wirz guilty of conspiracy and ten specifications of cruelty, sentencing him to death.

   4. 4November 10, 1865 · Old Capitol PrisonExecution of Henry Wirz

      Wirz was hanged in Washington, D.C., becoming the only Confederate official executed for war crimes.

Sources

1. Andersonville Prison Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25