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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
one of distinction. He had been assigned to the army under
General John G. Walker and participated in the battle of
Jenkin's Ferry and many other severe engagements. His com-
pany was attached to the Third Texas Infantry, commanded
by Colonel C. C. Luckman. The regiment soon afterwards be-
came a part of Scott's Brigade and so remained until the close
of the war.'0 His commanding officer said of him that he was
the best forager in his "outfit." Resourcefulness is a rare
trait which seems to be a characteristic of successful men.
It was certainly a trait that Charles Schreiner never lost.
When the war was over and the men mustered out, Charles
Schreiner returned to his ranch, his wife and son. He walked
the seventy-five miles from San Antonio to his home on Turtle
Creek rather than spend his last gold dollar for transporta-
tion. There is little doubt that his family suffered severely
during his absence. And if the years of trial and struggle
as a small rancher against the elements of chance, in a
country that was so new that there was no precedent to fol-
low, had taxed his brain and brawn before the war, they
were light compared with the immediate future. Despite the
fact that the cause for which he had fought was lost, his
spirit was not broken. The next four years were indeed trying.
Indians and outlaws had almost succeeded in destroying his
small herd. The years from 1865 to 1869 were ones of extreme
poverty and hardship for him. But Texas was still young and
the frontier had many opportunities to offer the intelligent and
the strong. Charles Schreiner was rich indeed in the things
that really counted for success. He was soon to be rewarded
for his patient labor and perseverance.
Since the history of Kerrville was so closely parallel to that
of its most distinguished citizen for over half a century, it
should be of interest to relate at this point the story of its
establishment. According to the best information obtainable
Kerr County was formally organized in the early part of
the year 1856. Prior to the organization it was a part of the
County of Bexar, which had at that time outgrown much of
its old Spanish population and conditions. The first settlement
in this section of the state was made at Fredericksburg in
1846, and a few years later Comfort was founded. The first
camp was made near the present town of Kerrville while
10Kerr County.150
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945, periodical, 1945; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146055/m1/168/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.