This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.msn.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iBH.2ACIB/191.194.837.1.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I believe it was Peter Tumlinson that formed a group of Rangers from Karnes Co. , including Burris . The unit was formed to take action against locat bandits and indians. The bandit they were looking for was Cortina. Eventually, John Ford, a commanding officer of the Second Cav. was able to put an end to Cortina.