Winchester Warriors: Texas Rangers of Company D, 1874-1901

The Texas Rangers were institutionally birthed in 1874 with the formation of the Frontier Battalion. They were tasked with interdicting Indian incursions into the frontier settlements and dealing with the lawlessness running rampant throughout Texas. In an effort to put a human face on the rangers, Bob Alexander tells the story of one of the six companies of the Frontier Battalion, Company D.





Readers follow the rangers of Company D as—over time—it transforms from a unit of adventurous b...