ENDED - Alamo Battlefield Relics | Sutlers Soldiers Classified Ads . . . I won this lot several weeks ago at auction, and am keeping just one rifle ball out of the original group, selling the remainder These items are documented from a 2008 archaeological dig beneath The History Shop, located across the street from what was the north wall of the ALAMO Items for
Louis Marx The Battle of the Blue and the Gray But of course my most treasured were The Battle of the Blue and the Gray, Fort Apache, and Davy Crockett at the Alamo, in no particular order As you can see, I also saved the relevant pages from the Sears Roebuck Wish Book, reproduced here
Raising the black flag | Civil War Potpourri In the battle of the Alamo (Texas War of Independance), General Santa Anna flew the black flag, accompanied by the song "Deguello" which indicated that no prisoners would be taken Indeed, none were Never heard about the black flag in connection with the Alamo Thank you for the information, Timewalker --- Battalion Trice,
Should Houston have marched to relief of Alamo? IMO, the Alamo garrison should have withdrawn joined with Houston This would mean abandoning the townsfolk, the sick and wounded of the garrison (including its commander) to be executed, and all the artillery and ammunition Plus it would mean nothing would stand between Santa Anna's forces and the towns and farms in the interior
Kansas Cannon | Cannons Artillery Crew Served Weapons The article listed below from Heron Iron Works describes 4 pounders at the Alamo that were manufactured at Bersham Foundry in Wrexham, Wales, probably between 1770 and 1795
NF - Will “The last full Measure” movie, ever be made? | Civil War . . . The 2004 Alamo film is the perfect example, great movie, way better on history and props than any other Alamo movie before it, (or Gods Generals and a lot of other historical movies for that matter), and a distributors worst nightmare at the box office Nope no Last Full Measure
Texas Forts Trail | Forts, Fortifications, Other Forgotten Places It has been home and headquarters to many Hollywood productions working "on location" at nearby Brackettville and James T "Happy" Shahan's ranch, beginning in 1959 with John Wayne's The Alamo I stayed there briefly in June, 1987 while working in Alamo - The Price of Freedom, which was also filmed on Wayne's old set
March 1, 1861: Sec. of War Cameron dismisses Gen. David Twiggs Pro-secession state militia surrounded Twiggs' headquarters and rather than make an Alamo of it, he meekly capitulated Northerners and Southerners alike were shocked at his perfidy in handing over 2,600 men and 19 military posts without a fight
Battle Flags captured at Fort Gregg; Petersburg, VA On April 28th, 1865, Maj Gen John Gibbon and fourteen selected men who had distinguished themselves in the capture of Fort Gregg at Petersburg, April 2, 1865, preceded to Washington, D C to turn in captured Confederate flags They were being presented to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in a