Check this out - Terry's Texas Rangers

[Mike Ventura]

I thought this might deserve a separate thread.

Bill Jordan posted a PDF of the Smithsonian's "Man Made Mobile - Early Saddles of Western North America"on another thread. I will confess to never having read it completely through - but I will now!!

http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/2438

Found a very interesting oil painting on P 64 (page 73 of the pdf) of Terry's Texas Rangers. What makes this interesting is that the painting was done in 1864 - and one of the Rangers, Samuel Maverick, is identified in the painting. Since this painting is contemporary to the period, I would tend to give it some historical credence.

Whadda ya' think??

[The Egyptian Homeguard]

Re: Check this out - Terry's Texas Rangers

Mike... Pretty cool huh... Notice the pelham bit and running martingale... and without a doubt that's a blue/bay roan. Z

[Vuhginyuh]

Re: Check this out - Terry's Texas Rangers

There is a 8th Texas Ranger buried in Goldsboro NC's Willow Dale Cemetery.

JARED K. WHITE
CO. B 8TH TEXAS CAVALRY
BORN IN AUSTIN COUNTY TEXAS
DEC. 8TH AD 1842
KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THE CSA
MARCH 26, 1865

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[TexCavly]

Re: Check this out - Terry's Texas Rangers

Zack I think you're talkin about the fed fella on 73 the Rangers are on 76. That is an awesome saddle that Nebraska fella has!

[The Egyptian Homeguard]

Re: Check this out - Terry's Texas Rangers

John, You are correct... Mike had the pg # wrong and I paid little attention, there is a colored version of the same painting available. Thanks for the correction. Z