"The convention had one prominent guest. Virginia agricultural reformer Edmund Ruffin, who was one of the leading fire-eaters calling for secession in the 1850s, addressed the convention. While he would later win some fame for firing the first shot at Fort Sumter to open the war, Ruffin, much like Florida’s own John Milton, could not handle the North winning the war in 1865 and took his own life."
Via Jamey, SDYC
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| The Last Words Of Edmund Ruffin ========= 2011 Florida Secession Reenactment Website |
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