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Freedmen's Bureau Agent
(Fall 1865)
Union veteran Marshall Twitchell moves to an isolated, battle-hardened Confederate district. (5:06)

The Cotton Economy
(1866)
To rebuild the Southern economy, planters are forced to hire their former slaves. (3:52)

Opportunity
(Winter 1866)
Yankee Marshall Twitchell and Southerner Adele Coleman marry, over her family's objections. (3:41)

Carpetbagger
(Summer 1867)
Southerners start to view Northerners like Marshall Twitchell with suspicion. (4:19)

Senator Twitchell
(1870)
Marshall Twitchell gains political power by aiding blacks, but makes enemies among his white neighbors. (2:47)

The Coushatta Massacre
(Fall 1874)
President Grant makes an unpopular decision to send troops South to suppress an insurrection. (8:01)

At War
(Spring 1876)
White vigilantes in Coushatta, Louisiana try to kill Marshall Twitchell. (5:45)

The End of Reconstruction
(Spring 1877)
Republicans agree to abandon Reconstruction in a back-room political deal. (2:20)

Marshall Twitchell: Epilogue
Learn about carpetbagger Marshall Twitchell's life after Reconstruction. (0:21)