The Texas Rangers: A Registry and History »

Career firefighter Darren L. Ivey is a seven-year veteran of the Manhattan, Kansas Fire Department, where he serves as a firefighter/EMT and Hazardous Materials Technician. This is his first book.

The Texas Ranger law enforcement agency features so prominently in Texan and Wild West folklore that its accomplishments have been featured in everything from pulp novels to popular television. After a brief overview of the Texas Rangers' formation, this book provides an exhaustive account of every known Ranger unit from 1823 to present. Each chapter provides a brief contextual explanation of the time period covered and features entries on each unit's commanders, periods of service, activities, and supervising authorities. Appendices include an account of the Rangers' battle record, a history of the illustrious badge, documents relating to the Rangers, and lists of Rangers who have died in service, been inducted into the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, or received the Texas Department of Public Safety's Medal of Valor.

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Acknowledgments ix

Preface 1

Abbreviations 3

1 For the Common Defense: Rangers in Colonial Tejas (1823-1835) 7

2 Gained by War: Rangers of the Revolution and Republic (1835-1845) 14

3 Los Diablos Tejanos: Rangers in the U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) 59

4 Rangers of the Old Stamp: The Texas Mounted Volunteers (1848-1861) 74

5 A Most Desperate Struggle: Rangers in the Civil War (1861-1865) 100

6 No Surrender, No Prisoners: The Minute Men, the Frontier Forces, and the Frontier Men (1865-1874) 135

7 A Little Standing Army: Minute Men/Special State Troops/Special Force (1874-1881) 149

8 Duty Well Performed: The Frontier Battalion (1874-1901) 157

9 Los Rinches: The State Ranger Force (1901-1935) 173

10 A Fabled Tradition: The Texas Ranger Division (1935-Present) 190

Appendix A Battle Record 211

Appendix B Rangers Who Died in the Line of Duty 226

Appendix C The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame 246

Appendix D Texas Ranger Recipients of the Department of Public Safety Medal of Valor 247

Appendix E Documents Regarding the Texas Rangers 250

Appendix F The History of the Badge 308

Bibliography 313

Index 321