Title	Monthly Report of Operations and Conditions, February 1868
Record type	report
Creator	Nelson, J. K.
Date of creation	1868-02-28
Series	Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, 1865-1869 M999
Description	The title of this record is:” Nashville Tenn Feby 29/68 Walsh Michl Sub Asst Comr Report of the operations of the Bureau in the Sub District of Nashville during the month of Feby 1868” Rutherford County Superintendent J. K. Nelson’s report for February 1868 discusses Ku Klux Klan activity in Rutherford County, complete with an example of a Ku Klux Klan note complete with symbols. Nelson also documents a variety of assaults against African Americans in the area. Nelson concludes his report by discussing a political rally that turned into a riot. Nelson attributes the cause of the riot to “Rebels”. Nelson notes many African Americans were present at the rally. Nelson reports that a “rebel” fired a pistol at an African American, finally incited the riot after several incidents over the course of the day. Nelson notes most of the African Americans were unarmed However, they fought back by throwing bricks and rocks, driving the instigators of the riot from the area.
Additional notes	Series M999, Reel 18, [Frame 674-678]
Geographic location	Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Nelson, J. K. Knix, Henry Jordan, Jal G. Delbridge, Jerry Dr. Williams Senator Elliot Representative Bossom, Free Jack Walsh, Michael
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Tennessee African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Rutherford County Rutherford County (Tenn.) United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--Records and correspondence
Coverage	1860-1869
Contributing institution	National Archives and Records Administration
Medium	Microfilm
Bibliographic citation	[Document title, date]. Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869. Series M999, [Reel number, Frame number/s]. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Copyright status	Public domain
Collection name	Freedmen's Bureau Records