Reconstruction in West Alabama; the Memoirs of John L Hunnicutt by John Letcher Hunnicutt

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Book Title

Reconstruction in West Alabama; the Memoirs of John L Hunnicutt by John Letcher Hunnicutt

Author

John Letcher Hunnicutt

Lifespan

1850-1932

Author Biography

John Letcher Hunnicutt was born near Reform, Pickens County, Alabama. He attended Southern University from 1869 to 1870. Hunnicutt organized the Ku Klux Klan in Pickens and Hale counties. He later lived in Belton, Texas, for many years and was employed by International Harvester and other companies as bookkeeper and collector. Hunnicutt returned to Tuscaloosa in 1914 and served as chief clerk in Tuscaloosa Probate Office for seven years. He passed away in 1932.

Publisher

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

Publication Date

1959

Original Publication

Reconstruction in West Alabama; the Memoirs of John L Hunnicutt. Tuscaloosa, AL; Confederate Pub Co, 1959.

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Citation

Hunnicutt, John Letcher, “Reconstruction in West Alabama; the Memoirs of John L Hunnicutt by John Letcher Hunnicutt,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24807.