Regulator–Moderator War
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The 1839–1844 Regulator–Moderator War, or the Shelby County War,[1] was a nineteenth-century feud in East Texas during the Republic of Texas years between rival factions. The war started out as a dispute of land ownership before becoming a violent conflict for control of the local economy.[2][3] Soon raids, livestock thievery and murders erupted in the region and took the lives of over forty men.[4]
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Regulators | Moderators | Republic of Texas | ||||||
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Charles W. Jackson † Charles W. Moorman |
Edward Merchant John M. Bradley James J. Cravens |
Sam Houston John J. Kennedy | ||||||
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52 killed total 40 killed during the feud 12 more killed in the aftermath | ||||||||
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