Samuel Hamilton Walker (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Samuel Hamilton Walker (February 24, 1817 - October 9, 1847) was a Texas Ranger captain and military officer of the Republic of Texas and the United States armies. Walker served in several armed conflicts, including the American Indian Wars and the Mexican-American wars.Walker was born on February 24, 1817 at Toaping Castle in Maryland and came to Texas in 1842, when he took part in the defense against the Mexican invasion led by General Adrian Woll. He then joined the Texas Rangers in 1844 under the command of Captain John Coffee Hays. Promoted to the rank of captain, he later led a Ranger company in the Mexican-American war with General Zachary Taylor and General Winfield Scott's armies.