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The Alamo Keeper: Thomas C. Rife
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Philip Mullins
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Introduction
Chapter 1: Ancestors of Thomas Rife, 1735–1864
Chapter 2: Mexican War, 1846–1848
Chapter 3: Thomas Rife in West Texas, 1848–1851
Chapter 4: Skillman’s Mail Service, 1851–1854
Chapter 5: Giddings’ Mail Service, 1854–1861
Chapter 6: The Civil War, 1861–1865
Chapter 7: West Texas after the War, 1866–1872
Chapter 8: Thomas and Francisca’s Life in San Antonio, 1872–1894
Chapter 9: Preserving the Alamo, 1885–1905
Appendix
Bibliography
About the Authors
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Introduction
Chapter 1: Ancestors of Thomas Rife, 1735–1864
South Carolina
Louisiana and Mississippi
The Republic of Texas
The Civil War
Chapter 2: Mexican War, 1846–1848
The Republic of Texas Struggles With Mexico
The United States' War With Mexico
Chapter 3: Thomas Rife in West Texas, 1848–1851
Frontier Defense, 1848
Topographic Engineers, 1848
Wallace’s Ranger Company, 1850–1851
Chapter 4: Skillman’s Mail Service, 1851–1854
Rife began a career as a stage conductor
Mary Ann Arnold
Chapter 5: Giddings’ Mail Service, 1854–1861
George Giddings’ first mail contract, June 1854–June 1857
George Giddings’ second mail contract, July 1857–February 1862
Chapter 6: The Civil War, 1861–1865
Custodian of Fort Bliss, 1861
The New Mexico Campaign, 1861–1862
Vicksburg Campaign, 1862–1863
36th Regiment, Texas Cavalry, 1863–1865
Capt. Skillman’s Spy Company, 1863–1865
Chapter 7: West Texas after the War, 1866–1872
Ficklin Mail Service, 1866–1872
Pecos County, 1870–1873
Chapter 8: Thomas and Francisca’s Life in San Antonio, 1872–1894
San Antonio Police, 1874–1885
Keeper of the Alamo, 1885–1894
Chapter 9: Preserving the Alamo, 1885–1905
History of the Alamo, 1718–1881
Thomas Rife was Custodian of the Alamo, 1885–1894.
Keepers of the Alamo, 1885–1905
Appendix
The Widow Rife and her Children, 1895–1900
Bibliography
About the Authors
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