Texas Ranger
He arrived in Texas in
1871, and in 1875 he enlisted in the Texas Ranger company led by Capt. Leander
McNelly. When McNelly retired from Ranger service, Armstrong was named second
Lieutenant of the Special Force of Texas Rangers under 1st Lt. Jesse L. Hall
(1877).
John B. Armstrong captured gunman John Wesley Hardin. Armstrong tracked Hardin
to Alabama and then to Florida, where he confronted the outlaw and four of his
gang on a train in Pensacola. Armstrong shot and killed one of Hardin's men,
struck Hardin unconscious with his pistol, and took the remaining gang members
into custody. After returning Hardin to Texas, Hardin stood trial and was sentenced to
twenty-five years in prison.
In 1882 Armstrong established the fifty-thousand-acre Armstrong Ranch in Willacy
County. Armstrong is a member of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. Information
summarized from the book: Texas Cemeteries by Bill Harvey
He arrived in Texas in
1871, and in 1875 he enlisted in the Texas Ranger company led by Capt. Leander
McNelly. When McNelly retired from Ranger service, Armstrong was named second
Lieutenant of the Special Force of Texas Rangers under 1st Lt. Jesse L. Hall
(1877).
John B. Armstrong captured gunman John Wesley Hardin. Armstrong tracked Hardin
to Alabama and then to Florida, where he confronted the outlaw and four of his
gang on a train in Pensacola. Armstrong shot and killed one of Hardin's men,
struck Hardin unconscious with his pistol, and took the remaining gang members
into custody. After returning Hardin to Texas, Hardin stood trial and was sentenced to
twenty-five years in prison.
In 1882 Armstrong established the fifty-thousand-acre Armstrong Ranch in Willacy
County. Armstrong is a member of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. Information
summarized from the book: Texas Cemeteries by Bill Harvey
Texas Ranger
He arrived in Texas in
1871, and in 1875 he enlisted in the Texas Ranger company led by Capt. Leander
McNelly. When McNelly retired from Ranger service, Armstrong was named second
Lieutenant of the Special Force of Texas Rangers under 1st Lt. Jesse L. Hall
(1877).
John B. Armstrong captured gunman John Wesley Hardin. Armstrong tracked Hardin
to Alabama and then to Florida, where he confronted the outlaw and four of his
gang on a train in Pensacola. Armstrong shot and killed one of Hardin's men,
struck Hardin unconscious with his pistol, and took the remaining gang members
into custody. After returning Hardin to Texas, Hardin stood trial and was sentenced to
twenty-five years in prison.
In 1882 Armstrong established the fifty-thousand-acre Armstrong Ranch in Willacy
County. Armstrong is a member of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. Information
summarized from the book: Texas Cemeteries by Bill Harvey
He arrived in Texas in
1871, and in 1875 he enlisted in the Texas Ranger company led by Capt. Leander
McNelly. When McNelly retired from Ranger service, Armstrong was named second
Lieutenant of the Special Force of Texas Rangers under 1st Lt. Jesse L. Hall
(1877).
John B. Armstrong captured gunman John Wesley Hardin. Armstrong tracked Hardin
to Alabama and then to Florida, where he confronted the outlaw and four of his
gang on a train in Pensacola. Armstrong shot and killed one of Hardin's men,
struck Hardin unconscious with his pistol, and took the remaining gang members
into custody. After returning Hardin to Texas, Hardin stood trial and was sentenced to
twenty-five years in prison.
In 1882 Armstrong established the fifty-thousand-acre Armstrong Ranch in Willacy
County. Armstrong is a member of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. Information
summarized from the book: Texas Cemeteries by Bill Harvey
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