A former congressman from Texas and vocal anti-secessionist, Andrew J. Hamilton had been forced to flee to Mexico during the Confederacy.  He then served as the military governor of Texas, even though he was headquartered in New Orleans.  President Jackson appointed him as provisonal governor and he served in Austin - overseeing the dismantling of Texas slavery - until late 1866 when he resigned.   (By John Osborne)

Lewis E. Parsons was an Alabama politician who had briefly fought in the Confederate Army while his son served as a Union brigadier general.  President Johnson appointed Parsons senior as provisional governor of the state, Alabama's 19th.  He served until December 1865 and elections were held.  He himself was elected to the U.S. Senate but was denied his seat.  (By John Osborne)  

Benjamin F. Perry was an experienced South Carolina politician who had in the years before secession edited a pro-Unionist newspaper.  During the Confederacy, however, he supported the efforts of his home state and served as a Confederate District Court Judge.  President Andrew Johnson appointed him as provisional governor and he served until November 1865 when elections were held. He himself was elected to the U.S. Senate but was refused his seat.  (By John Osborne) 

William Lewis Sharkey was a veteran Mississippi jurist who had resigned his offices during the Confederacy but remained in the state as a staunch Unionist.  President Johnson appointed him as provisional governor of the state and he served until October 1865, when former Confederate General Benjamin Humphreys was elected as as a Democrat and inaugurated controversially.  (By John Osborne)