Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-15
A Remarkable History.

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strongest and most daring of the
bands of Rangers who guarded the
frontiers of Texas was commanded
by n North Carolinian, by the name
Of Worth, and among its members
mono possessed more hardihood or
personal strength than the hero oi
this sketch. Ho was Kentuckian
was n splendid riderand dead shot
could hold his own with any Of his
comrades, in either drinking or fight
ing, and was looked upon as a dan
gerous man to tamper with. Oi
uncommonly amiable temper, how
ever, he gave no cause of offense to
ANY and had the good will of all.
He participated in all the wild
fights with the Comancho Indians
and the "Greasers," in which his
command took an active part, and
when the war for Texan indepen-
dence commenced, he was one Of the
first to offer his arm for the defense
of his adopted land. Suffice it to
say that he served under Gen ~Hous-
ton through that memorable strug-
gle with great credit, though as a
private.
The declaration of war between
the United States and Mexico, in
1s45, found him again ready, and
cnlisting as ranger, under Jack
Hays, he followed the Lone Star
again to triumph, receiving as he
had in previous campaigns, several
honorable scars.
For several years after the cessa-
ton of hostilities, he lived quietly
on his rancho, but firing of such a
tame course Of existence ho joined
a regiment of regular cavalry ard
proceeded to Flonida, where he serv-
ed in the Seminole war until the
capture of Billy Bowlegs and the
conclusion Of peace, when he was
discharged ann returned home,
where he remained until the State
of Arkansas passed her ordinance
of secession, when he Immediately
joined a regiment from that State in
the Confederate service and went to
Virginia. AT the battle of Sharps-
burg, in Moryland, he received no
less than seven wounds, and tainted
from pain and the Toss of blood. At
the time that Gen. Lee ordered a re. .
treat to the Virginia side, the men
had gathered ptheir dead and were
making prepations to inter them.
Our hero, by this means, escaped
being buried and his comrades were
startled few days after, by the re-
port that he had been sent over the
river and forwarded to Staunton.-
He recovered, and soon after rejoin-
ed his regiment, and proceeded with
it to Georgia, where he was engaged
in the bloody battle Of Chicamauga.
Here he was shot through the head,
tho ball entering the right cheek
bone and passing out behind the left
ear-and contrary to all expecta-
tions, he again got well, made his
escape from captivity, and returned
to Virginia, where no remained un-
til the surrender Of Gen. Lees ar
my, when he walked all the way to
Arkansas, and thence home.
This brave old man, the horo of
four wars and twenty battles, and
the recipient of twenty ven
wounds at the hands of the Conan
ches, Mexicans, Seminoles and Fed
erals, landen in Memphis a short
time ago, and was garoted and rob-
bed in less than half an hour after
leaving the boat. He is now at h ard
labor on a farm within twoo miles
Of the city of Memphis, to make
to take him to his native
Kentucky, whose loved soil his foot
has not pressed for thirty.six years.