Jackson, Peter Crawford, Papers 1865-1930

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Jackson, Peter Crawford, Papers 1865-1930

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Comprising newspaper clippings, certificates, and a parole, the Peter Crawford Jackson Papers, 1865-1930, document Jackson’s activities as a soldier as well as his experiences living in Lometa, Texas.

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Born in Pike County, Alabama, Peter Crawford Jackson (1848-1930) attended the University of Alabama before enlisting in the 61st Alabama Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Following his release from a Union prison at the end of the war, he moved to Lampasas County, Texas, and joined Company E of the Texas Rangers in 1878. A year later, Jackson was discharged from the Rangers and married Florence Senterfitt, with whom he had nine children. The couple sett...

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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...