, 0 0 0 ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁through ▁these ▁bar riers . ▁ ▁As ▁Texas ▁became ▁essentially ▁a ▁one - party ▁state , ▁the ▁white ▁primary ▁ex cluded ▁minor ities ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁compet itive ▁process . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁fully ▁recover ▁their ▁constitution al ▁rights ▁until ▁after ▁enfor cement ▁under ▁the ▁V oting ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Edmund ▁J . ▁Davis ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁war ▁hero ' s ▁bur ial ▁at ▁the ▁Texas ▁State ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Austin . ▁A ▁large ▁grav estone ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁Davis ' ▁honor ▁by ▁a ▁brother . ▁Davis ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Anne ▁Elizabeth ▁Brit ton ▁( wh ose ▁father , ▁For bes ▁Brit ton , ▁had ▁been ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁to ▁Texas ▁Governor ▁Sam ▁Houston ), ▁and ▁two ▁sons : ▁Brit ton ▁( a ▁West ▁Point ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁military ▁officer ), ▁and ▁W aters ▁( an ▁att orney ▁and ▁merchant ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁gener als ▁( Union ) ▁Battle ▁of ▁La ▁E bon al ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Carl ▁H . ▁M oney on . ▁Edmund ▁J . ▁Davis : ▁Civil ▁War ▁General , ▁Republican ▁Le ader , ▁Re const ruction ▁Governor ▁( Tex as ▁Christian ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ 3 5 2 ▁pages . ▁Biography . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁E icher , ▁John ▁H