Samuel Hamilton Walker
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Samuel Hamilton Walker was an American army officer. He served as a Texas Ranger captain and officer of the Republic of Texas and the United States armies. Walker served in several armed conflicts, in
Samuel Hamilton Walker, c. 1846
A Walker Colt revolver
The death of Captain Walker
Mier expedition
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The Mier expedition was an unsuccessful military operation launched in November 1842 by a Texian militia against Mexican border settlements; it was related to the Somervell expedition. It included a m
Samuel Hamilton Walker
…General Adrian Woll. Walker was captured on December 26, 1842, and marched to Mexico City as a prisoner of war. He survived what became known as the Black Bean Episode and was held prisoner for two years before he escaped to Louisiana and returned to Texas. He joined the Texas Rangers in 1844 under the command of…
The Drawing of the Black Bean, Frederic Remington
"Bigfoot" Wallace 1872