Brigadier-General Samuel Wragg Ferguson was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded cavalry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the civil war, Ferguson served as a member of the Mississippi River Commission.
HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY, Charleston, S. C., March 6, 1861. Lieut. Col. R. S. RIPLEY, Commanding Fort Moultrie, S. C.: CoLONEL: The general commanding desires that you send immediately to…
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., March 25, 1861. Chief of Ordnance 8. C. Army, Charleston, S. C. ; COLONEL: Your communication of this date is just received. The brigadier-general…
Mr. Ferguson to Mr. Burton Bogota, May 12, 1866. Dear Sir: The great interest you take in all matters that may have a tendency to throw any light upon the…