DiscoverThreads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War086 - Sowers Of Dissent: Fire-Eaters Louis T. Wigfall And Edmund Ruffin
086 - Sowers Of Dissent: Fire-Eaters Louis T. Wigfall And Edmund Ruffin

086 - Sowers Of Dissent: Fire-Eaters Louis T. Wigfall And Edmund Ruffin

Update: 2025-05-29
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Revolution and civil war require explosive issues and impassioned men more than willing to make change and, if necessary, to do so violently. This is the story of two such Southern men. This is the story of fire eaters Louis T. Wigfall and Edmund Ruffin.  


 


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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:


Nathaniel Macon


Roger A. Pryor


John Brown


Sam Houston


P. G. T. Beauregard


James H. Hammond


 


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086 - Sowers Of Dissent: Fire-Eaters Louis T. Wigfall And Edmund Ruffin

086 - Sowers Of Dissent: Fire-Eaters Louis T. Wigfall And Edmund Ruffin

Fred Kiger