Texas:

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF TEXAS. ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE. [with] REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE FACTS IN REGARD TO THE BURNING OF BRENHAM.

Austin: Office of the "State Gazette." 1866. 645, 11, XXIX, [1 errata], [2 blanks], [2], 54 pp. Toned, occasional light foxing, blank edges of first few leaves archivally reinforced. Good+, in modern cloth with gilt-lettered morocco spine label. The Brenham report was printed in Austin, by Jo. Walker at the "State Gazette" Office, also in 1866.

"At the end of the Civil War, over 200 federal troops descended on Brenham, making the atmosphere even more hostile. The soldiers and their martial law were not welcomed. Making matters worse, they were rowdy and belligerent to citizens. The streets became even more violent, and a series of events led to disaster. On the night of September 7, 1866, there was a large gunfight on Main Street involving at least ten citizens and soldiers. The citizens were faster on the draw and only soldiers were wounded, one seriously. In retaliation, Union officers arrested the citizens and then ordered their men to ransack and loot downtown businesses. Drunk on whiskey they had stolen, the soldiers ultimately burned an entire block - a very large part of Brenham in those days" [web site of Bullock Museum].
"The men who committed these outrages, were armed, equipped and dressed as U.S. soldiers." The Session, which commenced on August 6, 1866, treats a variety of matters, particularly concerning Reconstruction and relations with the federal government
OCLC 26226871 [1- U TX], 792796992 [1- British Library] as of September 2022. Item #30307

Price: $750.00