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Captain Lee Hall

San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

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Captain Lee Hall (October 9, 1849-March 17, 1911) Heroic defender of honor of Texas and the United States. Born in Lexington, N.C., came to Texas in 1869. Gained national fame as Grayson County Marshal and Deputy Sheriff, 1871, 1876. Served with frontier battalion, Texas Rangers, 1876-1880, hunting such outlaws as Sam Bass, King Fisher, John Wesley Hardin, and feuding Taylor-Sutton gangs. In Spanish-American War (1898-1900), was cited for his gallant service in the Philippines. Recorded-1970.

Erected by Texas Historical Commission

The Story

North Carolina-born Lee Hall came to Texas in 1869 and won national fame as a frontier lawman, serving as a Grayson County marshal and then in the Texas Rangers' Frontier Battalion from 1876 to 1880, pursuing notorious outlaws like Sam Bass and John Wesley Hardin and quelling the Taylor-Sutton feud. Decades later he was cited for gallantry in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War era.

Why it matters

Hall's career bridges two eras of American power — taming the outlaw frontier and then serving in the nation's first overseas war — embodying the transition from the Old West to a rising world power.

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  • · Sam Bass
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