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Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical. (search)
hile holding this office, did effective work in suppressing lawlessness and made many valuable captures of noted criminals. He was elected member of the State legislature in 1853, and, two years later, was chosen to the State senate. During 1846 and 1848 he was captain of a picked company of Texas Rangers, serving in the war with Mexico, and rendered dashing and valuable service in many important engagements and skirmishes. Subsequently he held the office of United States marshal. On April 15, 1861, he was commissioned colonel of the First regiment of Texas mounted riflemen. His prominent services in this capacity, in bringing about the removal of the United States troops, and occupation of posts by the State troops, are narrated in previous pages of this work. He was in command of the troops which caused the surrender of the last body of United States troops in Texas, and previously took the surrender of posts in western Texas. In May, 1861, he was intrusted with a proposed exp