Confederate Fire-Eater Edmund Ruffin fired 1st shot of Civil War cdv photograph
Confederate Fire-Eater Edmund Ruffin fired 1st shot of Civil War cdv photograph. THIS IS A CDV PHOTOGRAPH OF CONFEDERATE FIRE-EATER EDMUND RUFFIN OF VIRGINIA. HE WAS CREDITED AS "FIRING THE FIRST SHOT OF THE CIVIL WAR" AT THE BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER. HE SERVED AS A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER DESPITE HIS OLDER AGE AND WHEN THE WAR ENDED WITH THE DEFEAT OF THE SOUTH HE COMMITTED SUICIDE RATHER THAN SUBMIT TO "YANKEE RULE".. IT IS A BIT DIRTY AND IS PHOTOGRAPHER MARKED AS SHOWN IN THE SCANS. The item "Confederate Fire-Eater Edmund Ruffin fired 1st shot of Civil War cdv photograph" is in sale since Thursday, September 08, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "cef35" and is located in Lena, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped worldwide.