Douglas Mata
Here is a list of primary and secondary sources about the Texas Rangers and their experiences in the Mexican-American War.
-History of the Texas Rangers
-Brief description about the Rangers in the Mexican-American War
-Secondary source
-Pictured: William "Bigfoot" Wallace
-List of Famous Texas Rangers
-Brief biographies
-Numbers 1-4 all fought in the Mexican-American War
--John Coffee Hays
--Samuel H. Walker
--Ben McCulloch
--William "Bigfoot" Wallace
-Includes a short video on the history of the Texas Rangers, but doesn't mention the Mexican-American War
-Secondary source
-US Army Center of Military History pamphlet
-Contains stories about the Texas Rangers performance in the war
--Some not so favorable
-Secondary source
-"The Texas Rangers A Century of Frontier Defense" by Walter Prescott Webb
-Paints the Texas Rangers as heroes of the frontier
-Secondary source
-"Los Diablos Tejanos: the Texas Rangers in the Mexican War" by Stephen B. Oates
-Showcases the brutality inflicted upon the Mexican population by the Texas Rangers
-Secondary source
-First hand account of the Mexican-American War
-S. Compton Smith was acting surgeon with General Zachary Taylor's Division in Mexico
-Contains many stories about the Texas Rangers
-Primary source
-First hand account of the Mexican-American War
-Contains stories about the Texas Rangers
-Interesting side note about Chamberlain
--Considered a very good artist
--His paintings from the war are showcased in this LIFE magazine article
-Primary source
-Collection of letters written by General Zachary Taylor during the Mexican-American War
-Refers to the Texas Rangers as being "too licentious'
-Primary source
-"Rip Ford's Texas"
-Memoirs of Texas Ranger John Salmon "RIP" Ford
-Primary source
