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 ==== Texas State Troops  ====
-During the War Between the States, Texas had independent units on the frontier to fight the Apache and Comanche Indians. They were named Texas State Troops (TST). In 1863 the TST were incorporated into the CSA, but they stayed on the frontier to keep it secure from the Indians. The TST continued until 1873 When they were incorporated into the Texas Rangers.<ref name="Adkins">Patricia Adkins-Rochette, ''Bourland in North Texas and Indian Territory During the Civil War''.</ref>
+During the War Between the States, Texas supported its own fighting force, Texas State Troops (TST) also known as the Texas Rangers, to protect white settlers from the Comanche and Kiowa Indians. Some of the TST were incorporated into the Confederate States of America (CSA) in March, 1864, but they stayed on the frontier to keep it secure from the Indians until about 1874 when the attacks ceased. This should be helpful to researchers looking for their Texas ancestors.  Source: Bourland in North Texas and Indian Territory During the Civil War: Fort Cobb, Fort Arbuckle, and the Wichita Mountains by Patricia Adkins-Rochette
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