Edmund Ruffin, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown.

Edmund Ruffin, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown.

2-907-734 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Edmund Rubbin i.e., Edmund Ruffin, between 1860 and 1875. [Farmer and slaveholder who was a strong supporter of the secession of his state of Virginia from the Union. He is popularly believed to have fired the first shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. He committed suicide after General Robert E Lee surrendered at Appomattox].


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Edmund Ruffin: American: farmer, political activist, soldier, slave owner
People Related
  1. Mathew Brady: American: Photographer
  2. Levin Handy: American: Photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Glass negatives 1860-1880. gmgpc
  2. Portrait
  3. Portrait photographs 1860-1880. gmgpc
  4. Still image

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6028x7500
File Size : 44,151kb


Aliases

  1. 2017894020
  1. 1010007782
  1. 2-907-734
  1. 2017894020
  1. 2907734

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