United States Army Officer. He served as a Captain in the Texas Mounted Volunteers, and was one of the foremost American soldiers of the Mexican War. During the siege of Fort Texas in May 1846, it was Walker who rode through the Mexican lines to carry messages into and out of the fort. In 1847, Walker requested a gun be made by manufacturer Samuel Colt that took a very large .45 caliber ball or large lead bullet, and took a 60 grain powder charge, like some rifles of the day, had a trigger guard, and was powerful enough to take down not only a man but also a horse. The gun became known as the Legendary Walker-Colt pistol, an early black powder six-shooter much favored by the Texas Volunteers. It would be used by the United States Mounted Rifles and up till the end of the Civil War by Confederate Soldiers. The Colt Walker still holds the record as the most powerful sidearm ever issued by the US military. In late 1847, Walker was serving in Central Mexico when he was killed in a skirmish with Mexican guerillas at Huamantla. His body was returned to San Antonio, which he considered his home.
United States Army Officer. He served as a Captain in the Texas Mounted Volunteers, and was one of the foremost American soldiers of the Mexican War. During the siege of Fort Texas in May 1846, it was Walker who rode through the Mexican lines to carry messages into and out of the fort. In 1847, Walker requested a gun be made by manufacturer Samuel Colt that took a very large .45 caliber ball or large lead bullet, and took a 60 grain powder charge, like some rifles of the day, had a trigger guard, and was powerful enough to take down not only a man but also a horse. The gun became known as the Legendary Walker-Colt pistol, an early black powder six-shooter much favored by the Texas Volunteers. It would be used by the United States Mounted Rifles and up till the end of the Civil War by Confederate Soldiers. The Colt Walker still holds the record as the most powerful sidearm ever issued by the US military. In late 1847, Walker was serving in Central Mexico when he was killed in a skirmish with Mexican guerillas at Huamantla. His body was returned to San Antonio, which he considered his home.
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Captain, Company C, 1st US Mounted Rifles
Mexican War
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