GeoCoords:
Latitude: 26.072517000000
Longitude: -97.424679000000
Longitude: -97.424679000000
County:
- Cameron
Date:
April 28, 1846
Time Period:
Description:
A Texas mounted ranger company commanded by Capt. Samuel Walker is attacked near Port Isabel by Mexican troops. Six rangers are killed.
Event Type:
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Handbook of Texas Online, Charles D. Spurlin, "WALKER, SAMUEL HAMILTON," accessed August 15, 2018,http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa23.
Samuel H. Walker Original Title: Samuel Hamilton Walker
Image Type: Engraving
Creator: Walter, Adam B., 1820-1875, engraver, Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer, ca. 1840-1860
Collection: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Image Viewed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Hamilton_Walker#/media/File:Hamilton-Captain-Samuel-Walker.jpg
Image Accessed: November 3, 2020
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 26.072517000000
Longitude: -97.424679000000
Longitude: -97.424679000000
County:
- Cameron
Date:
April 28, 1846
Event Description:
A Texas mounted ranger company commanded by Capt. Samuel Walker is attacked near Port Isabel by Mexican troops. Six rangers are killed.
Event Type:
Gender:
male
Age:
adult (18+)
Citation:
Handbook of Texas Online, Charles D. Spurlin, "WALKER, SAMUEL HAMILTON," accessed August 15, 2018,http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa23.
Samuel H. Walker Original Title: Samuel Hamilton Walker
Image Type: Engraving
Creator: Walter, Adam B., 1820-1875, engraver, Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer, ca. 1840-1860
Collection: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Image Viewed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Hamilton_Walker#/media/File:Hamilton-Captain-Samuel-Walker.jpg
Image Accessed: November 3, 2020