Grant Parish place
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Colfax located_in
Grant Parish documented
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“The Colfax massacre, sometimes referred to as the Colfax riot, occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the parish seat of Grant Parish.…”
source: url — Colfax massacre · p.1
Grant Parish linked_to
Calhoun family documented
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“Grant Parish was one of a number of new parishes created by the Republican government in an effort to increase local control in the state. Both the land and its people were originally associated with the Calhoun family...…”
source: url — Colfax massacre · p.1
William Smith Calhoun proposed
Grant Parish documented
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“After this, Calhoun drafted a bill to create Grant Parish out of parts of Winn and Rapides parishes, which passed the Republican legislature…”
source: url — Colfax massacre · p.1
Company A, 6th Infantry Regiment, Louisiana State Militia located_in
Grant Parish documented
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“Company A, 6th Infantry Regiment, Louisiana State Militia, a new unit to be based in Grant Parish…”
source: url — Colfax massacre · p.1
William Ward moved_to
Grant Parish documented
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“About 1870 he came to Grant Parish, where he had a friend.…”
source: url — Colfax massacre · p.1