Near Sparta in White County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cap't Champ Ferguson

(Confederate Guerilla)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 9, 2020

1. Cap't Champ Ferguson Marker

Inscription.

Gen'l Morgan's Cavalry was joined at Sparta, June 1862, by Champ Ferguson, as guide for Morgan's invasion into Kentucky.

Cap't Ferguson, and his co-fighters were the only protection the people of the Cumberland and Hickory Valley area had against the Federal guerillas during the Civil War.

Ferguson was hanged by the Federals, in Nashville, but by his request, buried here in White County.

Erected 1975 by The White County Historical Society; Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1862.

Location. 36° 1.547′ N, 85° 20.277′ W. Marker is near Sparta, Tennessee, in White County. It is on Monterey Highway (State Highway 84) 1.4 miles north of Mack Floyd Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in France Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sparta TN 38583, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: France Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Earl Webb (approx. 5½ miles away); Rock House (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Rock House (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Rock House (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Rock House (approx. 8.2 miles away); Affair at Cumberland Mountain (approx. 8.7 miles away); Pleasant Hill (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

Also see . . . The Legend of Champ Ferguson. From Tales from Tennessee and Beyond blog by Carver Moore of Moore Historical Consulting. (Submitted on October 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 9, 2020

2. Cap't Champ Ferguson Marker

Champ Ferguson image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress, 1865

3. Champ Ferguson

The Confederate guerilla after his arrest.

Champ Ferguson headstone image. Click for full size.

Carver Moore, Moore Historical Consulting

4. Champ Ferguson headstone

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.