Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867
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Reading Wood Black (1830-1867) of Uvalde, Texas, was alandowner and merchant at the head of the Leon River, a commissioner to the Comanche and Kickapoo Indians, and a member of the Texas Legislature (1866). His opposition to treatment of German settlers by Confederate soldiers caused him to flee as a refugee to Mexico during the Civil War. Tom Wall killed Black, who had aroused local resentment by his Unionism and attempts to found a Loyal Union League in Uvalde.
From the guide to the Reading Wood Black Papers, 1847-1892, 1934, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
Reading Wood Black (1830-1867) of Uvalde, Texas, was alandowner and merchant at the head of the Leon River, a commissioner to the Comanche and Kickapoo Indians, and a member of the Texas Legislature (1866).
His opposition to treatment of German settlers by Confederate soldiers caused him to flee as a refugee to Mexico during the Civil War. Tom Wall killed Black, who had aroused local resentment by his Unionism and attempts to found a Loyal Union League in Uvalde.
From the description of Black, Reading Wood, papers, 1847-1934. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 252877878
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Subjects:
- Crime and criminals
- Indians of North American
- Legislators
- Legislators
- Unionists (United States Civil War)
- Unionists (United States Civil War)
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- Uvalde (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
- Uvalde (Tex.) (as recorded)
