Uncivil war
Subtitle: five New Orleans street battles and the rise and fall of radical Reconstruction
By: James K. Hogue.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Violence -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century; New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 19th century; New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the problem of war and politics in Reconstruction; title: The politics of Louisiana Civil War veterans in 1865; title: The street battle of 1866 : a massacre of union veterans; title: The street battle of 1872 : carpetbaggers under siege; title: The street battle of 1873 : the battle of the cabildo and the spread of paramilitary insurrection; title: The street battle of 1874 : the white leagues seize power; title: The statehouse incident of 1875 : the U.S. Army returns to New Orleans; title: The street battle of 1877 : a perfect coup d'etat; title: Conclusion : the military legacies of Reconstruction.