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Texas rifles

1861. The new Confederacy was staring into the Union cannons. They couldn't possibly send troops to the Texas frontier to hold back the Indians. Instead, the Confederacy authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops. But a few were men from the North whose loyalties were still there. Such a man was Houston Cloud ...

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  • "1861. The new Confederacy was staring into the Union cannons. They couldn't possibly send troops to the Texas frontier to hold back the Indians. Instead, the Confederacy authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops. But a few were men from the North whose loyalties were still there. Such a man was Houston Cloud ..."@en
  • "1861 - The new Confederacy, facing into the Union cannon, had too much on its hands to send troops to the Texas frontier to hold back the Indians. Instead, it authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops. Many kinds of men drifted into the Texas Mounted Rifles. Some thought it might be safer than fighting in far off Virginia. Many were merely young men a-thirst for adventure. Some were settlers who saw this as the best way to protect their families and homes against the murderous thrusts of the Comanche. And some were men who still loved the Union, who had lived too long under that gallant flag to turn their guns against it now. Such a man was Scout Sam Houston Cloud..."
  • ""They called themselves the Texas Mounted Rifles-and they were formed by the State of Texas to hold back the Indians while the regular troops fought the civil war. Scout Sam Houston Cloud joined up because he wanted to protect a land he loved. He had counted on fighting the fierce Comanche warriors whose hatred and resentment for the white interloper knew no mercy. What Sam Cloud hadn't figured on was his commander, Captain Barcroft-a fanatical Indian hunter, who led his small, ill-prepared company against an enemy much wiser in the ways of the land than they."--BOOK COVER."
  • "The new Confederacy couldn't possibly send troops to hold back the Indians, so they authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops. Many men drifted into the Texas Mountain Rifles. They joined for different reasons, and a few were men from the North whose loyalties were still there. Such a man was Houston Cloud..."
  • "Virginian Sam Houston Cloud had no desire to fight against his own country, so he joins up with the Texas Mounted Rangers in that state's war against the Comanches."@en
  • "As the Confederate States confront the hardships of the Civil War, the State of Texas is forced to raise its own troops to hold back hostile Comanche, a force that includes men still loyal to the Union, including Scout Sam Houston Cloud."
  • "The new Confederacy, facing into the Union cannon, had too much on its hands to send troops to the Texas frontier to hold back the Indians. Instead, it authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops. Many kinds of men drifted into the Texas Mounted Rifles. Some thought it might be safer than fighting in far off Virginia. Many were merely young men a-thirst for adventure. Some were settlers who saw this as the best way to protect their families and homes against the murderous thrusts of the Comanche. And some were men who still loved the Union, who had lived too long under that gallant flag to turn their guns against it now. Such a man was Scout Sam Houston Cloud ... At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied."@en
  • "When the Confederacy authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops, some of the men who enlisted into the Texas Mountain Rifles were from the North, with loyalties still there, including Houston Cloud."
  • "In 1861 men are enlisted in the Texas Mounted Rifles to keep the land free of Indian raids Sam Houston Cloud has joined, but is disturbed by the suffering that effects all sides."@en
  • "The new Confederacy, facing into the Union cannon, had too much on its hands to send troops to the Texas frontier to hold back the Indians. Instead, it authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops. Many kinds of men drifted into the Texas Mounted Rifles. Some thought it might be safer than fighting in far off Virginia. Many were merely young me a-thirst for adventure. Some were settlers who saw this as the best way to protect their families and homes against the murderous thrusts of the Comanche. And some were men who still loved the Union, who had lived too long under that gallant flag to turn their guns against it now. Such a man was Scout Sam Houston Cloud ..."
  • "Set in 1861, Scout Sam Houston Cloud joins up with the Texas Mounted Rifles, a group formed by Texas to fight the Indians while the regular troops fought the Civil War. Knowing that the Comanches would show no mercy to the white intruders, and that the fighting would be fierce, Cloud hadn't counted on being under the command of a fanatical Indian hunter, Captain Barcroft. Barcroft leads his small, ill-prepared company against an enemy much wiser in the ways of the land with disastrous results."@en

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