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RANGERS AND SOVEREIGNTY.
109
whooped and yelled, and flew at the wagons and pack
mules and we were soon on the march for the head of
the San Saba River, some 250 miles from Sabinal.
Within a few days' march, we began to reach our
"volunteer reserve". My men could borrow a suit
of clothes, a horse and saddle, or anything a ranch
had. And in some tough little fights, you could
hardly tell who were Rangers and who were not. But,
it was all for the State of Texas. We wore no uniform,
except that of citizens and there was no "making
faces" at each other, as between the citizens and
uniformed soldiers. We struck camp four miles below
Port McKavett, on the San Saba River. And after
regulating camp matters, securing supplies and forage,
and the routine, we will soon hand you something
from the frontier "bulletin board". We may not
give the dates correctly, but, from first to last, are
our most important dates, covering our whole service.
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Roberts, Dan W. Rangers and sovereignty, book, 1914; San Antonio, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5833/m1/106/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.