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For more than 10 years after the close of the Civil War, South Carolina experienced unrest, disenfranchisement and military occupation under Republican Party rule. This book examines the gubernatorial election of 1876, in which the state''s most celebrated Civil War general created a united front in the Democratic Party and wrested control of politics from the Republicans.

Of particular note are the ways in which the race, with its disqualified ballots, delays and wrangling, prefigured the 2000 election. For four months, the state endured two warring Houses of Representatives and teetered on the brink of civil war until Washington intervened.

The Bloody South Carolina Election of 1876

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 11/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786448890, 978-0786448890
      ISBN10: 078644889X

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      Book Synopsis

      For more than 10 years after the close of the Civil War, South Carolina experienced unrest, disenfranchisement and military occupation under Republican Party rule. This book examines the gubernatorial election of 1876, in which the state''s most celebrated Civil War general created a united front in the Democratic Party and wrested control of politics from the Republicans.

      Of particular note are the ways in which the race, with its disqualified ballots, delays and wrangling, prefigured the 2000 election. For four months, the state endured two warring Houses of Representatives and teetered on the brink of civil war until Washington intervened.

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