Sometimes we forget that not all Southerners were pro-secession during the Civil War era. One of the most vocal pro-Unionists was Henry Foote, who served as both a U.S. Senator and a Confederate Congressman and was one of Jefferson Davis's most outspoken critics. Foote's unorthodox and temperamental life was punctuated with several duels and fistfights with notable people and ultimately led to exile to Europe.
Author and historian Ben Wynne will discuss his biography of this fascinating historical figure, The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis: The Political Life of Henry Stuart Foote, Southern Unionist.
About Dr. Ben Wynne
Dr. Ben Wynne is a professor of History at the University of North Georgia. A native of Florence, Mississippi, Wynne earned an undergraduate degree at Millsaps College, a master’s degree in history at Mississippi College, and a doctorate in history from the University of Mississippi. He has taught at the University of Mississippi, Valdosta State University, and Florida State University and is currently in his thirteenth year at UNG, where he specializes in antebellum American studies, the American South, and the Civil War era. In addition to The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis, Wynne is the author of several books related to southern history and culture.
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