Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The American Civil War, by almost any measure, is the deadliest war the United States has ever fought. In fact, it is so far and away the worst by death toll that more soldiers were lost during it than WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan combined. And yet, despite the scale of the destruction, only 3 men were ever brought up on charges for atrocities committed during the entire conflict. As you might imagine, you’d have to be a special kind of evil to end up on this list. So, in this video, we're going to go over one of these men and what he did to end up there. As always, viewer discretion is advised. This is a historical look at Champ Ferguson
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The American Civil War, by almost any measure, is the deadliest war the United States has ever fought. In fact, it is so far and away the worst by death toll that more soldiers were lost during it than WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan combined. And yet, despite the scale of the destruction, only 3 men were ever brought up on charges for atrocities committed during the entire conflict. As you might imagine, you’d have to be a special kind of evil to end up on this list. So, in this video, we're going to go over one of these men and what he did to end up there. As always, viewer discretion is advised. This is a historical look at Champ Ferguson
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STORY SUGGESTION FORM ➡️ https://shorturl.at/mqAK3 or email sean@scaryinteresting.com
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Attributions/Special Thanks for Photographs/Videos/Etc:
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Incredible Ambient Songs by CoAg
youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823
This video contains light dramatic reenactment but NO actual footage or pictures of anyone being harmed or who has been harmed. The thumbnail is NOT a real image. Great care has been taken to blur all images
Writing and research by Jay Adams
instagram.com/jayadamsdigital?igshid=MzMyNGUyNmU2YQ==
And a huge thank you to the Scary Interesting team of writers, editors, captioners, and everyone else who make this channel possible.
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