The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18

war under Marshal Souet. were securely
| posted on a field well selected for military
operations. when 200 Texans. under the
| famous old Paint Caldwell charged then
| and started them on retreat, which did
not end until they had crossed the Rio
| Grande. Mr.. Hall was wounded In this
battle. He has been wounded three times
| At the battle Of Plumb Creek where Cen
eral Ross. aftcrward governor OF Texas,
won n great victory over the Comanches,
an Indian drove an arrow through Colonel
Halls thigh. He kept on his feet untn
the battle was over. and then calmly asked
n friend to pull the arrow from his leg. in
this battle the terrible Comanches suffered
their final overthrow. and Texas witnessed
the end of their long reign of terror. Here
Colonel Hall and others captured the IA
nous white woman, Cynthia L. Parker, who
was the wife OF n chief. She had been
with the Indians for more than twenty
wears and was the mother OF several chii ,
dren. one of whom Is the celebrated
Ounnah. who Is now chief of the Com
anches.
Colone, Hall was born In South Carolina,
and when n mere boy his people moved TO
Tennessee and settled at Chocatam BUNS.
now Memphis. They built Mt The mouth OF
Wolf Greek as he remembers the name, the
a,rt house eyer erected by white people
vborn tho metropolis Of Tennessee now
stands. He enlisted with company of
Kentucklans commanded by Captain Earl
In Uarrison's regiment mt Natchez' ana
marched straight TO General Houston
army In Toxas Joining the patriot warriors
few days before The battle oil san ia
cinto Colonel Hall more than once stood
r,ord over Santa Anna while the Famous
dictator was n prisoner In the camp of the
yicoirinus TEXANS He served during the
war and then enlisted to fight the Indians
He was one Of the band famous IN Texas
history who followed and fought the Com
anches that had murdered the IayIor lull,
fair occurred on the banks Of the Brazos.
noar whore the great stream Ia Joined by
tha Nnraso,a now n region OF country nm
dor Tho highest state OF cultivation and IN
babited by the most wealthy and prosperous
people In the state.
At this battle the old gentleman says
he had close call for his HE. lie fought
,braa Indians single handed. and making
two bite the dust, he conquered the last
one nv breaking his neck with his flst.
From The dead body OF this warrior C0lonei
Hall took the bloody scalps OF MIS-. ray
lor and her children. Colonel Han mar
rled a daughter OF Colonel King, another
famous veteran, who escaped me masHac.e
Of Fannin's men. and he built the hrht
house in tho town OF Gonzales. In 1881.
Whom the Texas Rangers were organized
under the laws OF the old Lone star nc
public Colonel Hall and General Ben Nc
CulIough-lclled AZ Pea Ridge In the
civil war-wero aspirants for the Office Oh
captain Of the first company organized;
and Mccullough was elected by five votes.
Thst was tho first step In his career which
led 10 the command OF great army. Col
onel Hall seems to regret that particular
defolt. and laughingly says; Il was Just
as good a soldier as Colonel Ben. and II
] had been elected ] might have become a
great general
tlersman suit that he sometimes wears.
hut he would not take $4,000 for 1t. At
The last reunion OF the veterans. Colonel
Hall. In this suit. was the most conspIcu-
Gus figure on Tho grounds. II occurred at
Sepuin. and at that time Governor Ireland
aud General BurleSon woro both alive.
aud they WED with each other In their at
tention to Colonel Hall. "Bigfoot' Wal
lace tho hero OF Mier, who also lives In
This vicinity, accompanied Colonel Hall to
The reunion. where they were made to ride
in a carriage, given a scat on tho rostrum
and made TO listen to tho story OF their
battles. painted In glowing terms ny the
most famous orators In Texas.
Colonel Hall was great fayorite with