Garrisons and Gunfire: The Violent Reconstruction Days of South-Central Texas

After the Civil War ended, folks in Texas and throughout the South underwent a phase in time known as "Reconstruction."

During this period, the states that had previously been part of the Confederacy were now subject to military rule as well as occupation by Union troops. Citizens of Gonzales, and other surrounding towns had to deal with the problem of enemy soldiers, in their hated blue uniforms, …