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Acting Master William Ferguson was a sailor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The day after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Ferguson brought his ship, the Silver Cloud up the Mississippi River to shell Confederate troops still present. When Confederate Captain Charles W. Anderson appeared under a flag of truce, Ferguson when ashore to treat with him. With Anderson was Union Captain John Young, who'd been captured the day before

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rdf:type	Historical Figure
rdfs:label	William Ferguson
rdfs:comment	Acting Master William Ferguson was a sailor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The day after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Ferguson brought his ship, the Silver Cloud up the Mississippi River to shell Confederate troops still present. When Confederate Captain Charles W. Anderson appeared under a flag of truce, Ferguson when ashore to treat with him. With Anderson was Union Captain John Young, who'd been captured the day before
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dcterms:subject	Historical Figures Americans Fort Pillow Characters Died Under Unknown Circumstances (OTL) Historical Figures in Need of Pictures 19th-Century Births (OTL) Navy Personnel
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Name	William Ferguson
Affiliations	United States Navy
Occupation	Sailor
Nationality	United States
abstract	Acting Master William Ferguson was a sailor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. The day after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Ferguson brought his ship, the Silver Cloud up the Mississippi River to shell Confederate troops still present. When Confederate Captain Charles W. Anderson appeared under a flag of truce, Ferguson when ashore to treat with him. With Anderson was Union Captain John Young, who'd been captured the day before Anderson proposed that there be a ceasefire until five o'clock that day to allow the crew of the Silver Cloud to carry every survivor, white and black, aboard the ship. Ferguson was initially surprised that any blacks were alive. A nearby wounded Negro, Sgt. Ben Robinson confirmed that he was still alive. When Anderson agreed to move all Confederate troops back from the outer perimeter of the fort, Ferguson accepted the proposal, although he was perturbed when he learned that no one, including Captain Young, knew how many men still lived. Ferguson returned to his ship, and set about bringing all survivors aboard.

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