of the end of the Reconstruction in Louisiana. At the next election, there was even more violence, black voting was suppressed, and the Democrats regained control of the state legislature. In 1877, federal troops were withdrawn from the state. Sypher left Louisiana, moving to Washington, DC, to practice law. He died in Baltimore in 1905. References External links 1837 births 1905 deaths Alfred University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana 19th-century American politicians Union Army colonels Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Members of the United States House of Representatives removed by contest