This collection contains the reminiscences of Levi Ashcroft (Ashcraft) concerning life in Louisiana and East Texas from 1838 to 1855, focusing on the Regulator-Moderator War and the lawlessness that plagued the Neutral Ground and Shelby County. Ashcroft recounts the rise and fall of key figures, including Charles W. Jackson and Charles Watt Moorman, the intervention of Sam Houston and the Texas militia, and the eventual restoration of peace in the region.