On the 14th of September, 1874, five thousand members of the White League attacked the New Orleans police. They took over the statehouse, armory, and downtown for three days, retreating before arrival of Federal troopsthat restored the elected government. No Insurgents were charged In the action. This was the last major event of violence stemming from the disputed 1872 gubernatorial election, after which Democrat john McEnery andRepublican William Pitt Kellogg both claimed victory.

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