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Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson Chapter Clash at Clock Corner
Thompson and Captain Rapp face deadly confrontation led by John Coombs in Austin. After Coombs opens fire, Thompson shoots a foe behind a post and a rider, wounding others as daylight fades. The pair rally and retreat to safety, with Thompson returning home to brief his wife and mother.
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Thompson
Ife
Virginia
Johnson Island
Camp Chase
Ben
Ford
Beard
Independence
St. Louis Mo
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Texas
Leutenant
John Rapp
Home Guards
Austin
Quartermaster’s Department
Home Guard
L. D. Carrington
W. H. D. Carrington
Laredo
Wheat
Rapp
Col
John Coombs
Captain Carrington
Coombs
Beard Regiment
John Wahrenberger
J. M. Litton
Srown
George Todd
Todd
Giles Hl. Burdett
Emanuel
Sampson Corner
R. R. Robertson
John Stringer