In one of the more flagrant examples of violence, the White League in August 1874 captured six Republican officials in Coushatta, made them sign a pledge to leave the state, and escorted them when they were assassinated on their departure from the state. Victims included the brother and three brothers-in-law of the Republican State Senator Marshall H. Twitchell. Twitchell's wife and her brothers were from a family with long ties in Red River Parish. One of Twitchell's several biographies is an unpublished 1969 dissertation at Mississippi State University in Starkville by the historian Jimmy G. Shoalmire, a Shreveport native and a specialist in Reconstruction studies.
in one of the more flagrant examples of violence the white league in august 1874 captured six republican officials in coushatta made them sign a pledge to leave the state and escorted them when they were assassinated on their departure from the state victims included the brother and three brothers-in-law of the republican state senator marshall h twitchell twitchell's wife and her brothers were from a family with long ties in red river parish one of twitchell's several biographies is an unpublished 1969 dissertation at mississippi state university in starkville by the historian jimmy g shoalmire a shreveport native and a specialist in reconstruction studies