William E. Cameron
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William Evelyn Cameron was a Confederate soldier who became a Virginia lawyer, journalist, and politician. He served as the 39th governor of Virginia from 1882–1886, elected as the candidate of the Re
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Readjuster Party
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The Readjuster Party was a bi-racial state-level political party formed in Virginia across party lines in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the Reconstruction era that sought to red
William E. Cameron
…who became a Virginia lawyer, journalist, and politician. He served as the 39th governor of Virginia from 1882–1886, elected as the candidate of the Readjuster Party headed by William Mahone. William Evelyn Cameron was born in Petersburg, Virginia. His parents were cotton-broker Walker Anderson Cameron and Elizabeth…
'Death to Bourbonism' Cartoon
South Side Railroad Depot on Rock Street in Petersburg; it served as the office of William Mahone when his Readjuster Party dominated Virginia politics.
1882 broadside produced by the Readjuster Party
An 1881 engraving published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicting John E. Massey addressing the delegates at the Readjuster state convention in Richmond on June 3, 1881