The Sixth Texas Cavalry Flag texas-oil-and-gas-collection This map is very detailed

This map is very detailed including population statistics for the chief towns of the Republic of Texas

Open hostilities at sea continued intermittently throughout the years of the republic

with teams changed at every two or three stations

" The regions controlled by various Indian Nations are also marked

The Sixth Texas Cavalry Flag texas-oil-and-gas-collection This map is very detailedDuring early statehood, Texas was faced with the daunting task of protecting a vast and open frontier. The protection of settlers was a prime duty of the Texas military, and most battalions were tasked with guarding the wide open lands of the young state that were difficult to defend again free roaming Comanche and Apache as well as bandits and criminals hiding in the swamps on the Louisiana border. Texas was farther from Washington than Mexico City