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- The Great Hanging at Gainesville was the execution by hanging of 41 suspected Unionists (men loyal to the United States) in Gainesville, Texas, in October 1862 during the American Civil War. Two additional suspects were shot by Confederate troops while trying to escape. Some 150–200 men were captured and arrested by state Confederate troops in and near Cooke County at a time when numerous citizens of North Texas were opposed to the new law on conscription. Many suspects were tried by a "Citizens' Court" organized by a Confederate military officer. It made up its own rules for conviction and had no status under state law. Although only 11% of county households owned slaves, seven of the 12 men on the jury were slaveholders. The suspects were executed one or two at a time. After several men had been convicted and executed, mob pressure built against remaining suspects. The jury gave the mob 14 names and these men were lynched without trial. After having been acquitted, another 19 men were returned to court and convicted, with no new evidence; they were hanged, all largely because of mob pressure. Most of the victims were residents of Cooke County. In total, this is claimed to have been the largest mass hanging in the history of the United States. The Confederate and state courts ended the Citizens Court activities; President Davis had already dismissed General Paul Octave Hébert as military commander of the state, but Confederate military abuses continued in North Texas. A privately organized, annual commemoration of the hangings has been held since 2007. The Cooke County Heritage Society planned a formal commemoration in 2012 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Great Hanging. They cancelled it when the mayor objected, but a private event brought together descendants of several victims at a family reunion organized with speakers to discuss the event. In 2014, a memorial was erected near the execution site to commemorate the event and its victims. (en)
- La grande pendaison de Gainesville est l'exécution sommaire en octobre 1862, durant la guerre de Sécession, de quarante-et-un civils accusés d'être favorables à l'Union, à Gainesville, au Texas.
* Portail de la guerre de Sécession
* Portail du Texas (fr)
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- La grande pendaison de Gainesville est l'exécution sommaire en octobre 1862, durant la guerre de Sécession, de quarante-et-un civils accusés d'être favorables à l'Union, à Gainesville, au Texas.
* Portail de la guerre de Sécession
* Portail du Texas (fr)
- The Great Hanging at Gainesville was the execution by hanging of 41 suspected Unionists (men loyal to the United States) in Gainesville, Texas, in October 1862 during the American Civil War. Two additional suspects were shot by Confederate troops while trying to escape. Some 150–200 men were captured and arrested by state Confederate troops in and near Cooke County at a time when numerous citizens of North Texas were opposed to the new law on conscription. Many suspects were tried by a "Citizens' Court" organized by a Confederate military officer. It made up its own rules for conviction and had no status under state law. Although only 11% of county households owned slaves, seven of the 12 men on the jury were slaveholders. (en)
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- Grande pendaison de Gainesville (fr)
- Great Hanging at Gainesville (en)
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