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title	:	Grass-roots Reconstruction in Texas, 1865-1880
author	:	Campbell, Randolph B.
publisher	:	Louisiana State University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0807121940
print isbn13	:	9780807121948
ebook isbn13	:	9780585319360
language	:	English
subject	Reconstruction--Texas, Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	F391.C27 1997eb
ddc	:	976.4
subject	:	Reconstruction--Texas, Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Page iii Grass-Roots Reconstruction in Texas, 18651880 Randolph B. Campbell

Page iv Copyright 1997 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 5 4 3 2 1 Designer: Melanie O'Quinn Samaha Typeface: Sabon Typesetter: Impressions Book and Journal Services, Inc. Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Portions of some chapters were first published as follows, and are reprinted with permission: Chapter 2 as "Reconstruction in Colorado County, Texas, 18651876," Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, V (January, 1995), 330; Chapter 3 as "A Moderate Response: The District Judges of Dallas County During Reconstruction, 18651876," Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, V (Fall, 1993), 412; Chapter 4 in Randolph Campbell, A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 18501880 (Austin, 1983); Chapter 5 as ''Reconstruction in Jefferson County, Texas, 18651876," Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record, XXXI (Fall, 1995), 1028; Chapter 7 as "Reconstruction in Nueces County, 18651876," Houston Review, XVI (Fall, 1994), 326. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Campbell, Randolph B., 1940 Grass-roots reconstruction in Texas, 18651880 / Randolph B. Campbell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8071-2194-0 (alk. paper) 1. ReconstructionTexas. 2. TexasPolitics and government18651950. I. Title. F391.C27 1997 976.4dc21 97-17335 CIP The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.

Page v Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 A Chronological Overview of Reconstruction in Texas 7 2 Colorado County 27 3 Dallas County 63 4 Harrison County 98 5 Jefferson County 142 6 McLennan County 163 7 Nueces County 193 Conclusion 220 Bibliography 233 Index 241

Page vii Maps 1. Texas in 1870 3 2. Colorado County 28 3. Dallas County 64 4. Harrison County 99 5. Jefferson County 143 6. McLennan County 164 7. Nueces County 194

Page ix Acknowledgments It has taken so many years to research and write this study that, not having kept a log of all the individuals who helped in one way or another, I may fail to recall everyone who should be thanked for assistance. To anyone so neglected I apologize and plead poor memory rather than deliberate intent. Richard G. Lowe, my friend and colleague who teaches the Civil War and Reconstruction courses at the University of North Texas, deserves special thanks for listening patiently to innumerable rehearsals of my thoughts on how this study should be done and for providing a critical reading of the whole. Cecil Harper, Jr., my first doctoral student at UNT, believed in this project from the beginning and encouraged me on the occasions when it seemed to be going nowhere. I also wish to thank my friends Donald E. Chipman of UNT, Walter L. Buenger of Texas A&M University, and Carl H. Moneyhon of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for their unfailing support and encouragement. The following people provided special assistance in locating particularly hard to find research materials in local depositories: Robert Wooster of Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Brian Hart of Del Mar College, JoAnn Stiles of Lamar University, Bill Stein of the Nesbitt Memorial Library at Columbus, and Robert Schaadt of the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center at Liberty. William T. Block, Jr., graciously shared with me his deep knowledge of Jefferson County's history. Patrick Williams, a doctoral student at Columbia University, provided invaluable as-

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