He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
—- unanimous Declaration (of Independence), Paragraph 5, Clause 5
Brevet Brigadier General Philippe Regis de Trobriand, commanding the Thirteenth Infantry Regiment, of the Army of the United states, removes eight Democratic (constitutionalist) members of the legislature of the confederate State of Louisiana, which gives the Republican (nationalist) Party a majority.
[restored 3/23/2025]
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References:
Régis de Trobriand – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Régis_de_Trobriand#Postbellum_service