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War in East Texas : Regulators vs. Moderators / Bill O'Neal.
From 1840 through 1844 East Texas was wracked by murderous violence between Regulator and Moderator factions. More than thirty men were killed in assassinations, lynchings, ambushes, street fights, and pitched battles. The sheriff of Harrison County was murdered, and so was the founder of Marshall, as well as a former district judge. Senator Robert Potter, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was slain by Regulators near his Caddo Lake home. Courts ceased to operate and anarchy reigned in Shelby County, Panola District, and Harrison County. Only the personal intervention of President Sam Houston and an invasion of the militia of the Republic of Texas halted the bloodletting.The Regulator-Moderator War was the first and largest of the many blood feuds of Texas. Bill O'Neal includes rosters of names of the Regulator and Moderator factions arranged by the counties in which the individuals were associated, along with a roster of the victims of the war.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781574417289
- ISBN: 1574417282
- Physical Description: 206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2018]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in 2006 by the Best of East Texas Publishers, Lufkin, Texas. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-195) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Murder in Shelbyville -- Regulator-Moderator country -- Jackson's Regulators -- Watt Moorman -- War comes to Harrison County -- Regulator ascendancy -- Of hogs and men -- Mobilization -- Battle -- Houston and the militia -- Deadly aftermath -- Legacy of a blood feud -- R.I.P -- Endnotes. |
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| Subject: | Regulator-Moderator War, Tex., 1839-1844. Vendetta > Texas, East > History > 19th century. Texas, East > History > 19th century. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stone County-Crane | 976.414 ONE (Text) | 31358001407969 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Stone County-Galena | 976.414 ONE (Text) | 31358000556543 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
From 1840 through 1844 East Texas was wracked by murderous violence between Regulator and Moderator factions. More than thirty men were killed in assassinations, lynchings, ambushes, street fights, and pitched battles. The sheriff of Harrison County was murdered, and so was the founder of Marshall, as well as a former district judge. Senator Robert Potter, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was slain by Regulators near his Caddo Lake home. Courts ceased to operate and anarchy reigned in Shelby County, Panola District, and Harrison County. Only the personal intervention of President Sam Houston and an invasion of the militia of the Republic of Texas halted the bloodletting.The Regulator-Moderator War was the first and largest of the many blood feuds of Texas. Bill O'Neal includes rosters of names of the Regulator and Moderator factions arranged by the counties in which the individuals were associated, along with a roster of the victims of the war.
