Samuel Hamilton Walker Diary, . 1842-1843

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Samuel Hamilton Walker Diary, . 1842-1843

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Diary, 6 March 1842-9 August 1843, of Walker, a Texas Ranger, written while he served under the command of Colonel William S. Fisher. Included are accounts of his capture as a spy; the Battle of Mier, 25-26 December 1842; and his escape from Mexico City.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Walker, Samuel Hamilton, 1817-1847

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Samuel Hamilton Walker was born at Toaping Castle, Prince Georges County, Maryland, on February 24, 1817. In May 1836 he joined the Washington City Volunteers and served in the Florida and Seminole wars. Following the war he and his brother Charles started a business in Iola, Florida. In 1840 Walker returned to Washington where he published a pamphlet critical of the conduct of the Army and certain officers during the Seminole wars. Walker then left Washington and came t...