Edmund Ruffin
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Virginia planter and slaveholder
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Political [!] Economy of Slavery; Volume 1
- Essays and Notes on Agriculture; Volume 2
- African Colonization Unveiled
- Anticipations of the Future, to Serve As Lessons for the Present Time
- Farmers' Register, a Monthly Publication, Devoted to the Improvement of the Practice and Support of the Interests of Agriculture
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edmund
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Prince George County
- Place of death
- Amelia County
- Occupation
- soldier
- Educated at
- College of William & Mary
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Edmund Ruffin. Fired the 1st shot in the Late War. Killed himself at close of War., ca. 1861 - NARA - 530493.tif
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- date of birth
- 1794-01-05
- date of death
- 1865-06-15
- manner of death
- Suicide
- Commons category
- Edmund Ruffin
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- Commons Creator page
- Edmund Ruffin
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