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2 unusual facts about Samuel Walker


Samuel Walker

Samuel Hamilton Walker (1817–1847), U.S. Army major in the Mexican-American War and a Texas Rangers captain

Walker Mausoleum

The sandstone mausoleum was built in the 1760s as the burial site for the families of Samuel and Aaron Walker and is now a Grade II listed building.


Battle of Huamantla

The next day, October 9, Lane's vanguard of Texas Rangers under Captain Samuel Walker reached the town and sighted roughly 2,000 Mexican lancers.

Robert J. Walker

However, due to his support of the Union during the Civil War, the Texas Legislature withdrew the honor and honored Samuel Walker, a Texas Ranger, instead.


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