This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...and then went into the horticultural business in Hardeman county; at the commencement of the rebellion he was persecuted and arrested on account of his devotion to the Union cause, aud after his release he acted as guide for the federal troops; he enlisted as a private in the 1st West Tennessee cavalry, afterwards reorganized as the 6th Tennessee cavalry, and was promoted through the different grades until he became brevet brigadier general; was a member of the State constitutional convention; was a member of the State house of representatives, serving for two years and a half, and was then elected to the State senate; he was elected to the forty-first Congress, receiving 5,393 legal votes, against 4,082 votes for Leftwich, democrat, and 2,439 votes for Nunn, independent republican. TEXAS. SENATORS. REPRESENTATIVES. Firtt District.--Anderson, Angeline, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Cooke, Dallas. Denton, Fanniu, Grayson, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lainar, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Po'k, Red River, RuskSubine, Sun Augusiiue, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Tyler, Upshur, VauZandt, and Wiod counties. Second District.--Austin, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Brazos, Brazoria, Burleson, Burnett, Calhoun, Caldwell, Cameron, Colorado. Comal, Dewitt, Ellis, El Paso, Presidio, Falls, Fayette, Freestone, Fort Bend, Galveston, Gillespie, Grimes, Goliad, Gonzales, Guaddlupe, Harris, Hayes, Henderson, Hidalgo, Jackson, Kenney, Lavaca, Leon, Limestone, Madison. Matagorda, Medina, Milan, Montgomery, McLennan, Navarra, Nueces, Refugio, Robertson. San Patiicio, Starr, Travis, Tarrant, Victoria, Walker, Waldo, Washington, Webb, Whuion, and Williamson counties. YERMOHTT. SENATORS. George F. Edmunds, of Burlington, was born at Ri...