Thomas Floyd (Louisiana)
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Thomas Floyd was a soldier in the American Civil War and a state senator in Louisiana who was murdered in August 1874 by a mob of white supremacists who attacked his home while his wife and daughter were present. He was hauled outside and shot in the head.[1][2][3] An African American, he served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[4]
References
- ↑ Tunnell, Ted (October 1, 2004). "Edge of the Sword: The Ordeal of Carpetbagger Marshall H. Twitchell in the Civil War and Reconstruction". LSU Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Coushatta Massacre". 64 Parishes.
- ↑ Beyond Coushatta: The 1874 Exodus Out of Red River Parish by R SHERROD (2011) pages 460 to 463
- ↑ "The Coushatta Massacre 1874 (Louisiana)". October 28, 2020.
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