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During the Civil War, the only
lawmen in Southern Texas--
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the Texas Rangers-- disbanded
to fight for the Confederacy.
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Ranger Captain LeanderMcNelly
was also the local preacher.
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He left his family and ministry
to fight alongside his men.
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After the war, McNelly
returned to a defeated Texas
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and found his wife
and three sous gone--
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taken by bandits.
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In the ten years
since the war's end
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bandits have overrun
southern Texas.
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Now, the governor
is looking for McNelly.
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They say he wants to
recommission the Texas Rangers.