by Walter Lord
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Later Newspapers
Austin City Gazette, April 14, 1841.
Baltimore Sun, May 27, 1934: feature story by Meigs Frost on “The Baptism of the Bowie Knife.”
Dallas News, March 9, 1930: feature story by Maurice Elfer on “Madam Candelaria”; March 8, 1931: “Why Bonham Chose to Die with Travis” by Jan Isbelle Fortune; March 20, 1954: description of Mrs. Dickinson by the Rev. J. H. Wells.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 28, 1932: details on James L. Allen as last courier to Goliad.
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Jackson State Times, May 8, 1955: data on Isaac Millsaps.
Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Sentinel, May 23, 24, 26, 1960: feature articles on David Cummings and John Purdy Reynolds.
New Orleans Times, August 2, 1876: letter from Matilda E. B. Moore correcting misstatements made concerning her uncle James Bowie.
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San Antonio Light, August 13, 1911, November 5, 1916: background data on Andrew Kent; May 13, 1955: details on Travis giving ring to Angelina Dickinson.
Seguin, Texas, Enterprise, October 15, 1937: data by Willie Mae Weinert on George Kimball and Gonzales; August 4, 11, 25, 1960: data by Ella Jandt on Thomas R Miller.
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Index
A | B | C | D | E
F | G | H | I | J
K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T
U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Abolitionists, 45, 169
Agua Dulce Creek, 139
Alabama, 32, 172
Alamán, Lucas, 31
Alamo (see also guns, flags, etc.)
arrangement of, 59-60, 77
decision to hold, 60-61, 78, 79, 85
nature of garrison, 83, 86
orders to abandon, 75, 200-201
preparations at, 77 ff.
shortages at, 59, 60, 76, 85
warnings received by, 77, 78-79, 87-88
why named, 40
Alavez, Capt., 66
Alazan Creek, 100
Aldama battalion, 138, 150, 156, 159
Alexandria Gazette, 21
Allen, James L., 152, 205
Allende battalion, 124
Almonte, Col. Juan, 118, 178, 208, 209
at Alamo, 139, 158, 175
and Crockett, 175, 206
and San Jacinto, 187, 188, 189, 196
Santa Anna and, 66, 104, 147, 150-151
Alsbury, Dr. Horace, 95, 130, 133
Alsbury, Juana, 95, 106, 164-165, 176, 205, 208
Amador, Gen. Juan V, 159, 163
&
nbsp; Amat, Col. Agustin, 148, 158
Ampudia, Gen. Pedro, 72, 129
Anahuac, Tex., 32, 33, 34, 36, 37
Andrade, Gen. Juan Jos6, 65, 68, 71, 209
Arcadia Coffee House, 45
Archer, B.T., 171
Arch Street Theater (Phila.), 171
Arkansas, 21, 23, 26 247
Arkansas Gazette, 172, 190, 207, 208, 209
Artillery, Mexican, 70, 72
at Alamo, 106, 108, 114, 138, 143-146
at San Jacinto, 193, 194, 195
Athens, Ga., 23
Augustin I, Emperor of Mexico, 63
Austin, Stephen F., 22, 27, 29, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 64
Autry, Martha, 24, 49, 54-55
Autry, Mary, 167-168
Autry, Micajah, 24, 43-44, 49, 54-55, 132
Avon, N. Y., 19, 81
Ayers, David, 142
Badgett, Jesse, 81, 209
Baker, Mrs. Isaac, 29
Baker, Capt. Moseley, 129
Baker, William Charles M, 144
Ballentine, Richard W., 55, 82
Baltimore, Md., 57
Baltimore American, 20
Baltimore Chronicle, 45
Barcena, Andres, 181
Bardstown, Ky., 171
Barnard, Dr. Joseph Henry, 55, 140, 210
Barragan, Capt, 189, 193
Barrymore, W., 17
Basquez, Juan, 66
Bateman farm, 15, 127
Batres, Col. José 102
Battle of Medina, 63
Baugh, Capt. John J., 47, 77, 153, 154-155, 162
Becerra, Francisco, 119, 209
Ben (orderly), 150-151, 178, 179, 180, 182-183, 208
Bennett, Col. Joseph, 195
Beretta, J. K., 204
Bexar, see San Antonio de Bexar
Biddle, Nicholas, 51
Blair, John, 202
Blair, Samuel B., 85
Blake, R. R., 202
Bonham, James Butler, 75, 78
at Alamo, 101, 136-137, 146, 165
death of, 165, 168
early life of, 134-136
and Fannin, 91, 98, 133
as leader, 132-134
and Mobile Greys, 47, 135-136
and Texas Revolution, 44
and Travis, 135, 136
Borden, Gail, 183
Borgara, Anselmo, 181
Boston, Mass., 17, 20, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 168, 173
Boston Morning Post, 42