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    Edmund Ruffin - Wikipedia

    • [25] Ruffin is credited with firing one of the first shots from Morris Island against the federally held Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, which is generally considered the military event that initiated the war; the actual first shot against Fort Sumter was a signal shot by Lt. Henry S. Farley from Fort Johnson under the command of Captain George ...… 展开

    Overview

    Edmund Ruffin III (January 5, 1794 – June 17, 1865) was a wealthy Virginia planter, amateur soil scientist, and political activist best known as an early advocate for secession of the southern slave states from the United State… 展开

    Early and family life

    Ruffin was born on January 5, 1794, at Evergreen Plantation just east of Hopewell in Prince George County, Virginia. A descendant of William Randolph, he was born into Virginia's planter class aristocracy and inherited lar… 展开