Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... taken out of the jail at night and hanged - and there can be little doubt that Tobin's men were responsible . Regardless of moral or legal aspects , the lynching of Cabrera was an act of pure stupidity , for it would seem ob- vious ...
... taken out of the jail at night and hanged - and there can be little doubt that Tobin's men were responsible . Regardless of moral or legal aspects , the lynching of Cabrera was an act of pure stupidity , for it would seem ob- vious ...
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... taken all day to cover the distance from the town to Cortina's ranch , and Tobin's force had taken two days , but this time , with the example set by the Regulars , and probably under the lash of Heintzelman's tongue , the force was ...
... taken all day to cover the distance from the town to Cortina's ranch , and Tobin's force had taken two days , but this time , with the example set by the Regulars , and probably under the lash of Heintzelman's tongue , the force was ...
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... Taken by the Committee on Military Affairs in Relation to the Texas Border Troubles , " Testimony of Brig . Gen. Edward O. C. Ord , Dec. 6 , 1877 , 45th Cong . , 2nd sess . , Misc . Doc . No. 64. , p . 103 . 15. Ibid . , testimony of ...
... Taken by the Committee on Military Affairs in Relation to the Texas Border Troubles , " Testimony of Brig . Gen. Edward O. C. Ord , Dec. 6 , 1877 , 45th Cong . , 2nd sess . , Misc . Doc . No. 64. , p . 103 . 15. Ibid . , testimony of ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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