William B. Travis

William B. Travis was born in Saluda County, South Carolina on August 1st, 1809 he was the oldest of the eleven kids of Mark and Jenna. At the time of Travis’ birth they lived on mine creek near the Red Bank Community which centered around their church . When Travis got older his family moved to Alabama with his uncle and there he helped a school house and he met a woman named Rosanna Cato and he fell in love with her and they got married on October 26, 1828 and had a child named Charles Edward

William b.travis a texas legend William barret travis was a soldier at the alamo he had head of command after jim boue fell sick and then travis took command and he was a smart man he graduated from sparta academy or the university of south carolina and got his degree in law he later got married the marriage did not last very long one night travis left his wife and son and his unborn daughter and ran off to texas there he joined houston's army and was sent to defend the alamo he was out voted

farmed and owned a gristmill. A gristmill grinds grain into flour. Later, his father purchased land along the Vermilion River where he developed a sugarcane and cotton plantation. The only Down side of this is that they owned and traded slaves. B. James bowie and his interesting hobbies 1. He was known to be a good hunter and fisher 2. He caught and road wild horses, wrestled alligators, and trapped bears. C. James bowie began working and trading early 1. In his teen

This paper will review A Line In The Sand- The Alamo in Blood and Memory. This book was published by ‘The Free Press’ publication in the year, and was written by two authors, Randy Roberts and James S. Olson. In this book, Roberts and Olson present references towards the three battles of the Alamo. The three battles include the real battle of Alamo fought in the 1836, the early-twentieth-century Driscoll-De Zavala effort, and the concurrent historical and cultural warfare over the blockade. This

For six months during 1835 and 1836, the people of Texas, both Tejanos and colonist, fought for their independence from Mexico and from Santa Anna, who had been establishing new, stricter laws for those in Texas. In the most iconic battle of this revolution, the men at the Alamo went beyond what was expected of the typical Texas soldier in the revolution and their deaths created a thirst for revenge that lasted through the rest of the war. It was this thirst for revenge that played a significant

short time. He later changed and suspended the Constitution of 1834 seeing federalist autonomy as a threat to the stability of Mexico and his own grip on power. He very quickly shifted from being a federalist to a centralist to a dictator. Those like Travis that had once stood behind Santa Anna, are now right in front of his guns. Santa Anna guns would then be turned to Tejanos (Texans of Mexican birth), whom were horrified that Constitution would be voided by the president. Upon Santa Anna becoming

Profile Sheet: Almaron Dickinson. My full name is Almaron Dickinson. I’m 31 years old during the Alamo. My job before this battle of the Alamo was an artilleryman. I was born at Pennsylvania. My wife’s name is Susanna and she is young. I have one child and that is my daughter name Angelina. Why I went to the Alamo is because I was an artilleryman which means a person in the military with weapons.Since of my job the texans made me the captain in charge in the weapons or artillery. Also I traveled

William Barret Travis a hero of the Texas revolution impacted the American people with his meaningful letter requesting aid. Travis wrote a very inspirational letter addressed not only to the people of Texas but also to all the Americans in the world. Which impacted the way American’s view patriotism and cherish their liberty and their beliefs. Travis was born in 1809, and died in battle defending the fort known as the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces in 1836. He was the oldest out of his

Texans are full of pride and have been since the term Texan was created. The Texas revolutionary war was a great battle between Mexican Republic and the Texas Colonists. The Texas Revolution was also known as the Texas War of Independence. What will be discussed throughout the research paper are the battles that took place throughout the revolutionary war. The paper will explain how these battles shaped the way Texas Independence was won and how it shaped the future for Texan colonists. The battles

What is the Goliad Massacre? The Goliad Massacre was a horrific battle that took place on March 27, 1836. In the battle of Goliad, the alamo fought against the Mexicans, losing and being destroyed completely by the mexicans. The alamo was a fighting group full of Texas rebels trying to seek independence from Mexico. The alamo were settled with all of their supplies and out of nowhere, a sneak attack of the mexicans took place. Mexicans charged at the alamo smart and with strategy. The alamo were