Will McGovern

In May 1873, the State Legislature issued a Joint Resolution citing thegrateful thanks of the citizens of Texas to Gen. Ranald Mackenzie and theUS Fourth Cavalry. Will McGovern tells the story behind that historic event.Lieutenant Will McGovern resigned his commission after endless Army pursuits when Indians on vengeance raids into Texas escaped across the Rio Grande. When his Uvalde ranch is attacked, Col. Mackenzie queries the West Point graduate, “Want to hunt Indians with me?” Will finally crosses that river into Mexico with the Fourth, but discovers the real “Indian threat’ and solves a seven-year mystery.