The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . s about1828 and secured employment as manager of the large planta-tion of Jarod E. Groce, on the Brazos River, near the presenttown of Hempstead. At the first outbreak of the revolutionhe joined the army. He fought at the battle of Concepcion andwas conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, De-cember 5, 1835. Being one of the best scouts in the service, he was electedcaptain of a cavalry company. This company did much gallantservice in many battles. He acted as scout for General Hous-ton on his retreat and kept him informed
The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . s about1828 and secured employment as manager of the large planta-tion of Jarod E. Groce, on the Brazos River, near the presenttown of Hempstead. At the first outbreak of the revolutionhe joined the army. He fought at the battle of Concepcion andwas conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, De-cember 5, 1835. Being one of the best scouts in the service, he was electedcaptain of a cavalry company. This company did much gallantservice in many battles. He acted as scout for General Hous-ton on his retreat and kept him informed as to the whereaboutsand strength of the enemy, engaging in several skirmishes. In 1837 he was appointed to take some Mexican prisoners toMatamoros and exchange them for Texas prisoners who hadbeen captured by the Mexicans, but they made Karnes a pris-oner. He soon escaped. He joined the ranger service in 1838and in a combat was severely wounded by an Indian chief. Hehad red hair, a very strange sight to an Indian. On one occa- As Told in County Names 131. TRYING TO WASH THE WARPAINT OUT OF KARNES HAIR. sion, while a prisoner of the Indians, they soaked and scouredhis hair, over his protestations that this was its natural color,but they persisted in trying- to wash out the color, until con-vinced by actual demonstration that it was useless. He diedin 1840 of the severe wound he had received at the hands ofthe Indian chief the previous year.
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