Savage frontier : rangers, riflemen, and Indian wars in Texas. Volume IV, 1842-1845 / Stephen L. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Stephen L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frontier and pioneer life--Texas--History.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Indians of North America--Wars--Texas.

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fourth and final volume of the Savage Frontier series completes the history of the Texas Rangers and frontier warfare in the Republic of Texas era. During this period of time, fabled Captain John Coffee Hays and his small band of Rangers were often the only government-authorized frontier fighters employed to keep the peace. Author Stephen L. Moore covers the assembly of Texan forces to repel two Mexican incursions during 1842, the Vasquez and Woll invasions. This volume covers the resulting battle at Salado Creek, the defeat of Dawson's men, and a skirmish at Hondo Creek near San Antonio

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; 1. The Vasquez Incursion; 2. Spring and Summer Ranger Actions; 3. Woll Seizes Béxar; 4. Salado Creek Batt le: ""Giv e Them Hell!""; 5. Hondo Creek Skirmish; 6. The Somervell and Mier Expeditions; 7. ""Active, Vigilant and Efficient""; 8. The Deadly Colts on Walker's Creek; 9. ""I Laid Down to Die""; 10. The 1845 County Ranging Companies; 11. Rangers in Federal Service; 12. Afterword; Appendix: Texas Ranger Companies of the Republic of Texas; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-10904-2

9786613109040

1-57441-347-3

OCLC:

764572351