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Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919), commonly referred to as Dr. Mary Walker, was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war in the American Civil War, and surgeon. [1]
By the early 1830s, the Mexican War of Independence had subsided, and some 60 to 70 families had settled in Texas—most of them from the United States. Because there was no regular army to protect the citizens against attacks by native tribes and bandits, in 1823, Stephen F. Austin organized small, informal armed groups whose duties required them to range over the countryside, and who thus ...
William Walker (May 8, 1824 – September 12, 1860) was an American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary.After settling in California and motivated by an earlier filibustering project of Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon, Walker attempted in 1853–54 to take Baja California and Sonora, Mexico.
The Ranger captain John Coffee Hays began to mobilize the newly reorganized Texas frontier militia companies, recruiting them up to strength to fill the requirements for a mounted regiment. His men were mustered into federal service in June and July 1846 [ 2 ] as the First Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, a part of Zachary Taylor's ...
The Colt Walker was created in the mid-1840s in a collaboration between Texas Ranger Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker (1817–1847) and American firearms inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862), building upon the earlier Colt Paterson design. Walker wanted a handgun that was extremely powerful at close range.
Other 2024 recipients include Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a surgeon and abolitionist, and Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress.
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis.It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade, with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. [3]
The investigation into the 1995 murder of Texas teacher Mary Catherine Edwards went cold for years. Advances in forensic science and tireless work by investigators would reveal the startling ...