. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. earliestdays, in proportion to her population, San Antonio has fur-nished more soldiery for the ranks of various armies thanany other city extant. Such has been the case from the com-bat at the Alamo to the close of the Spanish-American, thatshort but brilliant and memorable war. Such was the casenot only in the war for Texan independence froin Mexico,but the war between the Union and Mexico growing out ofof it, and the Civil War. Her chivalric sons have not only enlisted in and recruitedto full quota the ranks of the regulars, but her volunteer or-g
. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. earliestdays, in proportion to her population, San Antonio has fur-nished more soldiery for the ranks of various armies thanany other city extant. Such has been the case from the com-bat at the Alamo to the close of the Spanish-American, thatshort but brilliant and memorable war. Such was the casenot only in the war for Texan independence froin Mexico,but the war between the Union and Mexico growing out ofof it, and the Civil War. Her chivalric sons have not only enlisted in and recruitedto full quota the ranks of the regulars, but her volunteer or-ganizations have been likewise as numerous as historic. At the close of the war between Texas and Mexico thefirst Texan soldiers were known as her Rangers, well named,for they rode far and long in pursuit of her foes, the Indiansand the outlaws. Her most famous commander. Jack Hays,was a San Antonian, as were others almost as famous, amongthem being Legs Lewis, Big Foot Wallace, San An-tonio Bill Hall, Rip Ford, E. Dosch, Theodore Gentilz,. GUCnP OF BELKXAF CAPTAIX K. B. GREEN IN CENTER. Conquests ard Combats of Heroes 141 J. W. Sansom, John Earl, Fred Bader, J. S. McNeil, CharlesHummel, Net Devine, Edgar Schram, Lee Hall and BillEdgar. Besides San Antonios ranger troops she had numerousmilitia and other military volunteer organizations, conspic-uous in many campaigns. Her first was the militia companyknown as the Alamo Rifles, formed in 1857 with John Wilcoxas its first commander and with sixty members and musteredin the old U. S. Barracks, recently demoHshed to give placeto the Gunter Hotel. It saw its first, which was sternand long service throughout the Civil War to which it marchedunder command of S. W. McAllister, who after was succeededin command by George S. Deats, subsequently known as TheOne Horse Farmer. After the war its first commanderwas Hardin B. Adams, Sr. Soon after its return from warone of its lieutenants, Harry McCormick, died very suddenl
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