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The Mason County War, sometimes called the Hoodoo War in reference to masked members of a vigilance committee,Sonnichsen, C.L., 1957, 10 Texas Feuds, University of New Mexico Press, was a period of lawlessness ignited by a "tidal wave of rustling" in Mason County, Texas in 1875 and 1876.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Arizona Territory, Battering ram, Burnet County, Texas, Cattle raiding, Courthouse, Fisher–Miller Land Grant, Fredericksburg, Texas, German Americans, Germany, Gillespie County, Texas, Grand jury, Johnny Ringo, Justice of the peace, Lampasas County, Texas, Loyal Valley, Texas, Lynching, Mason County, Texas, National Museum of the Pacific War, Posse comitatus, Range war, Richard Coke, Samuel Maverick, Scott Cooley, Sheriff, Texas, Texas Ranger Division, United States, Vigilance committee.

  2. 1875 in the United States
  3. Civil wars in the United States
  4. Feuds in Texas

Arizona Territory

The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the Arizona Territory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona.

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Battering ram

A battering ram is a siege engine that originated in ancient times and was designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates.

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Burnet County, Texas

Burnet County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Cattle raiding

Cattle raiding is the act of stealing live cattle, often several or many at once.

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Courthouse

A courthouse or court house is a structure which houses judicial functions for a governmental entity such as a state, region, province, county, prefecture, regency, or similar governmental unit.

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Fisher–Miller Land Grant

The Fisher–Miller Land Grant was part of an early colonization effort of the Republic of Texas.

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Fredericksburg, Texas

Fredericksburg (Friedrichsburg) is a city in and the seat of Gillespie County, Texas, United States.

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German Americans

German Americans (Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Gillespie County, Texas

Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Grand jury

A grand jury is a jury—a group of citizens—empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought.

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Johnny Ringo

John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882) was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Lampasas County, Texas

Lampasas County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Loyal Valley, Texas

Loyal Valley is an unincorporated farming and ranching community in the southwestern corner of Mason County, Texas, United States, that was established in 1858, and is north of Cherry Spring.

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Lynching

Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group.

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Mason County, Texas

Mason County is a rural county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas.

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National Museum of the Pacific War

The National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

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Posse comitatus

The posse comitatus (from the Latin for "power of the county"), frequently shortened to posse, is in common law a group of people mobilized by the conservator of peace – typically a reeve, sheriff, chief, or another special/regional designee like an officer of the peace potentially accompanied by or with the direction of a justice or ajudged parajudicial process given the imminence of actual damage – to suppress lawlessness, defend the people, or otherwise protect the place, property, and public welfare.

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Range war

A range war, also known as range conflict or cattle war, is a type of usually violent conflict, most commonly in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the American West. Mason County War and range war are Civil wars in the United States.

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Richard Coke

Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas.

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Samuel Maverick

Samuel Augustus Maverick (July 23, 1803 – September 2, 1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

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Scott Cooley

Scott Cooley (c. 1845 – June 1876) was an Old West Texas Ranger and later outlaw, best known for his association with gunman Johnny Ringo.

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Sheriff

A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Texas Ranger Division

The Texas Ranger Division, also known as the Texas Rangers and also known as, is an investigative law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Texas, based in the capital city Austin.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vigilance committee

A vigilance committee is a group of private citizens who take it upon themselves to administer law and order or exercise power in places where they consider the governmental structures or actions inadequate.

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See also

1875 in the United States

Civil wars in the United States

Feuds in Texas

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_County_War

Also known as HooDoo War.