Drexel Frances Gilliland

Will Mcgovern Drexel Frances Gilliland

In May 1873, the State Legislature issued a Joint Resolution citing the grateful thanks of the citizens of Texas to Gen. Ranald Mackenzie and the US Fourth Cavalry. Will McGovern tells the story behind that historic event. Lieutenant Will McGovern resigned his commission after endless Army pursuits when Indians on vengeance raids into Texas escaped across the Rio Grande. When his Uvalde ranch is attacked, Col. Mackenzie queries the West Point graduate,