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 Biography of 
 
 Private Alfonso Steele 
 
 Only Survivor of the 
 
 Battle of San Jacinto 
 
 Together with Mr. Steele's Account of 
 the Campaign and Fight, and the 
 Official Report of 
 
 Gen. Sam Houston 
 
 With Complete Roster of the Commands 
 Composing the Little Army. 
 
 ished by N. 
 For Mr. S< 
 
 Published by N. P. Houx 
 For Mr. Steele. 
 
 Price 25 Gents, 
 
ALFONSO STEELE 
 
 The Only Survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto. 
 

 PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT. 
 
 The following pages contain a short sketch of the life 
 of Mr. Alfonso Steele, of Mexia. Texas, who is the last 
 survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto, together with an 
 official report of said great battle, submitted by Gen. 
 Sam Houston to the president of the republic of Texas- 
 It is published for Mr. Steele in order that the correct 
 statement of the great battle might be preserved to fu- 
 ture generations, and in order that those who might 
 wish to secure a copy containing the roster of the 
 brave men who faught the final battle for Texas Inde- 
 pendence might do so at a minimum cost. The work is 
 well worth the price and should be in the library of 
 every patriotic Texan. 
 
 N. P. Houx, Publisher 
 
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ALFONSO STEELE 
 
 A Brief Sketch of His Life, and Account of 
 the Great Battle. Told by Himself. 
 
 I was born in Hardin Coimt}^, Kentucky, April i), 1817; 
 lived there until I was seventeen years old. I had nothing 
 there, and decided I would start out for myself and make 
 something; so I left Kentucky in September, 1834; went down 
 the Mississippi river on a boat, and landed at Lake Providence, 
 La., where I hired to a man by the name of Richardson. 1 
 worked there until November. 1835. I then joined Captain 
 Daggett's company of volunteers and started for Texas; 
 crossed the Sabine between Christmas and New Year; marched 
 straight on to Washington on the Brazos river, which was 
 then headquarters for the Texans. We disbanded when we 
 reached Washington, because Texas had not yet declared her 
 independence. 
 
 Part of the company remained in Washington; some went 
 back liome. I remained in Washington until independence 
 was declared. I will say right here that I hired to a man 
 named Roberts, who ran a hotel. I ground corn on a steel 
 mill to make bread for the men who signed the Declaration 
 of Texas Independence. 
 
 A small body of men under Joe Bennett came along. 1 
 joined them and started for San Antonio to join Travis. We 
 got as far as the Colorado river; there we got news Ihat the 
 
xA-lamo liad fallen. We theji moved down tlie river and fell 
 in with Gen. Sam Houston, close to Beeson's Crossing on the 
 Colorado. lliere the different squads were organized into 
 companies. Captain Bennett was promoted to Lieutenant- 
 Colonel, and James Cillespie was my Captain; Mat Finch, 
 First Lieutenant. Colonel Sherman was our regimental com- 
 mander. We stayed here two or .three days and then took up 
 our line of march for the Brazos. We went into the Brazos 
 bottom right opposite Groose's and camped on a lake and 
 stayed several days. 
 
 Santa Anna was following us all this time, and he camped 
 at San Felipe, which was a few miles below us. Plouston 
 had spies out on the opposite side' of the river, watching his 
 movements. These spies reported to Houston that about 
 1000 of the Mexicans had struck out across the country to- 
 ward Harrisburg. We were ordered to prepare to march. Wo 
 crossed the Brazos at Groose's in a small boat called the "Yel- 
 lowstone.'' We nuirched on to Harrisburg, going down Buf- 
 falo Bayou on tlie north side. Santa Anna had gone on tlie 
 south side. 
 
 \\'hen we reached Harrisburg we learned that Santa Anna 
 had burned the town and gone on. We camped right oppo- 
 site Harrisburg, and when we camped Deaf Smith dropped on 
 our trail and captured a Mexican courier. From him we 
 learned that Santa Anna was ahead of us. 
 
 We left a guard behind at Harrisburg to protect the 
 women and children and property, and Mr. AYilliam P. Zul)er, 
 now living in Austin. Texas, was a member of the guarding 
 party and was thereby prevented from being in the battle of 
 San Jacinto. 
 
 We crossed the Bayou asi fiist as we could, for we liad but 
 one little old leaky boat to cross in. There we got on Santa 
 Anna's trail anrl followed it until after we crossed Vince's 
 Bayou, marching all night. 
 
 We quit Santa Anna's ti'ad when we crossed Vince's 
 Bayou, we turning north, he east. About sun-up wo were 
 halted to get something to eat. About the time wo got our 
 fires kindled and some beeves shot down, the scouts came 
 
dashing in and said the enemy were just over the ridge. We 
 were immediately ordered to arms and to move on. We camped 
 on Buffalo Bayou, just above the junction of the San Jacinto 
 river and tlie Bayou. Some more beeves were driven up and 
 killed and we went to cooking and eating. 
 
 There was a body of Mexicans in a little grove about 300 
 yards northeasft of us, who kept up a constant fire on us all 
 the time we were cooking and eating, but they did no damage. 
 Two of our men slipped out through, the grass to see if they 
 could get close enough to shoot them. They discovered a little 
 sail boat sailing up the bayou. They hid in the grass and 
 waited until it got even with them. They then rose up and 
 ordered them asiiore. They saw it was manned by Mexicans, 
 who jumped out on the opposite side and swam ashore and 
 left the boat. One of the men gave his gun to his comrade 
 and swam in and steered it right up to our camp. It was 
 loaded with flour, meal and salt. Houston placed a guard 
 over it and sent the surgeons in to see if it had been poisoned. 
 They pronounced it all right ; so it was issued out to us. This 
 was the first bread we had had in some time. We had left 
 our cooking utensils at Harrisburg, so we had nothing to 
 cook bread in. We made it up in tin cups and roasted it in 
 the ashes or rolled it on sticks and cooked it that way. We 
 feasted that day — the 20th. 
 
 In the evening Sherman took what cavalry we had and 
 gave their cavalry a little skirmish and got one man wounded. 
 He crowded them so close that the Mexicans put their infan- 
 try out, and consequently wo were ordered out in battle line. 
 Sherman had orders to not bring on a general attack, so he 
 withdrew. 
 
 Then we rested easy until after dinner on the 21st. About 
 sunrise on the 21st Santa Anna received about oOO additional 
 troops under Cos. After dinner on the 21st we received orders 
 to prepare for battle. We advanced in the following order: 
 Houston, with artillery in tlie center, the cavalry on the right 
 and Sherman on the left. The Mexicans had thrown up 
 breastworks out of their baggage about one hundred yaTd'' 
 south of a point of tii:il)er, where they had f^tationod tlieir 
 
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 artillerv. Santa Anna's right wing was placed in a thick 
 grove of timber. 
 
 When \te got up pretty close. General Houston sent word 
 to Colonel Sherman to attack tliis position. We were ordered 
 to move forward and hold our fire until orders were given. 
 Wlien we got tip within sixty or seventy yards we were ordered 
 to fire. Then all discipline, so far as Sherman's regiment 
 was concerned, was at an end. We were all firing as rapidly 
 as Ave could; and as soon as we fired every man went to re- 
 loading, and lie who first got his gim reloaded moved on, 
 not waiting for orders. 1 got my gun loaded and rushed on 
 into the timber and fired again. When the second volley was 
 poured into thenr' in that tind)er they broke and ran. As 
 soon as I got my gtin loaded again 1 ran on a little in front of 
 our men and thficAv up my guii to shoot, when 1 was shot down. 
 Dave Rusk was standing by ine when 1 was shot. He told 
 some of the men to stay with me, but I told him, "No. take 
 them on.'" 
 
 One of our own men in passing asked me if he could take 
 my pistol, but by this time I was bleeding at the nose and 
 mouth so I couldn't speak; so he just stooped down and got 
 it and went on. ' After laying there awhile I managed to get 
 to a sitting postui-e and drink some water,! had in a gourd. 
 This stopped the blood from coming from my nose and mouth. 
 While 1 was sitting thus one of our men who had been lying 
 behind came along and asked me if I was wounded. 1 told 
 him I was, and he said, "1 will stay with you. then." 1 told 
 him. '"All right; please go and bring me a gourd of water." 
 While he was gone after the water 1 got up to see if 1 could 
 walk. I had lost so much blood when 1 had Avalked five or 
 six steps I got blind and couldn't see. I sat down by a little 
 sapling. After sitting there a few minutes I could see again. 
 About this time the fellow got back with the gourd of water. 
 Just as lie went to hand me the water a c-ouple of Mexicans 
 came running toward us. T suppoft they had hid in the gi-ass 
 until our men had ])assed, and were now running back to 
 get out of the Avay. When they got in about twenty steps 
 of us thev saw iis and threw uj) their hands and began to 
 
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 "jabber" something. I said to tiie fellow with me, "Shoot 
 one of them Mexicans." He said, "I can't do it; they want 
 to surrender." I said, "I don't want any more prisoners; hand 
 me my gun and I will shoot one of them." He handed me 
 my gun (which was lying where 1 luid fallen) and I shot one 
 of them down; the other one ran off. 1'he fellow said, "It 
 won't do for us to stay here in this timber." 1 said, "Well, 
 you can go; I can't." "I will go and get you a horse and 
 carry you out," he said. He went and got a horse and carried 
 me out and put me among a lot of dead Mexicans. I was 
 so blind I could hardly see anything and I sat down on a 
 dead Mexican. While I was sitting there some of our regu- 
 lars who had stayed at the Mexican breastworks and were 
 sticking their bayonets through the wounded Mexicans came 
 along and one of them had his bayonet drawn to stick through 
 me, when Gen. Tom Creen, who belonged to the artillery 
 corps, stopped him. Then 1 was put on a horse and started 
 towards our camp. No one went with me, but the horse 
 carried me in all right. That night 1 was carried across 
 the bayou to Dc Zavalla's residence, which he had given up 
 as a hospital. 
 
 My Experience in the Hospital. 
 
 Drs. Phelps and Ueagan put me on a pallet on the floor 
 and took my shirt off and rore it up and made a bandage and 
 put it around my body under my arms. The next day my 
 body was swollen and liurting me. I told the Doctor it was 
 too tight. "Let it alone; it will have to stay there," he said 
 I took my knife, cut it off, threw it on the floor, and said, 
 "Doctor, there is your bandage." He put another one on. I 
 told him if he put it on tigiit like the other one 1 would cut 
 it off. 
 
 My diet was eiackers and sweetened vinegar. They fed 
 me on that until I got so weak I couldn't get up. I came to 
 the conclusion that they wouJd starve me to death if I didn't 
 get something to eat. There was a fine garden there and 
 plenty of vegetables in it. lliomas Johnson waited on me. 
 
I asked him every day what they were eooking. Ee told me 
 on tiiis day they were cooking eahbage. T'he doctors took their 
 meals upstairs, but they had to come through the room where 
 I was to get up there. 
 
 As Dr. Phelps passed through on his way to dinner I 
 asked him if I couldn't eat a few cabbage. He said, ''Xo, not 
 a bite.'* 
 
 When Johnson came in with my crackers and vinegar 1 
 said, '"Jlie Doctor says it will not hurt me to eat a few of 
 those cahbage, Johnson ; so bring me in a few of them." He 
 brought the cabbage, and just as 1 finished eating them tho 
 Hector came down. When he saw what I had been eating 
 he said, "Have you been eating cabbage?" I said, "Yes, I 
 have just finished eating a pretty good mess." He said, "Yes, 
 and you will be dead bv night." "I reckon vou'li be glad of 
 it," i said. 
 
 My nurse kept trotting in and out all evening to see if 
 I was dying, but instead of dying I felt better than I had felt 
 in a good while. I had now got myself to where Johnson 
 wouldn't believe me. He told me they were cooking beans 
 the next day. 1 wanted some of those beans, but didn't know 
 how to get them. I said, "Johnson, I want you to he in the 
 room with me when the doctors go up to dinner. When they 
 came in I said, "Doctor, those cabbage didn't hurt me: may 
 I have some beans to-day?" "I don't care what you eat," he 
 said. "Thank you, sir," I replied. From then on I had a 
 little of anything they had to eat, and I was soon able to get 
 up. 
 
 Some time after this I, with several others, was moved 
 down to Perkin's Island. Among the party was a wounded 
 Mexican officer. Dr. Peagan went with us. We were here 
 quartered in a house with side rooms on each side. I was 
 placed in a room on one side and the Mexican on the other 
 side. When we got there my wound was hurting me so I 
 told Johnson to take off my shirt and see what w^as the mat- 
 ter with it. (The Doctor had been staying with that Mexican 
 and neglecting T'om and myself for several days.) "Go tell 
 
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 the Doctor to come here and tell me what to do." He sent 
 word back for me to come in there. 
 
 "Put some red precipitate on it, Johnson; may be it is 
 proud flesh." Johnson put it on and then put my shirt on. 
 I had traded a few days before that for a derringer pistol. 
 ] got my pistol and put it under my pillow and lay down 
 and waited. I thought he would pass out that way. After a 
 little while he came along, and as soon as he stepped into the 
 room 1 drew the pistol and told him to stand or I would 
 kill him. I told him of all his meanness, and after I got 
 through I said, "Now you go dog, and never speak to mc 
 again." 
 
 A few days after, he sent Johnson in to see me to try 
 to make it up. I told Johnson to tell him to remember what 
 1 told him, and I had nothing more to do with him. 
 
 Two or three weeks after this, John Tom and I, both being 
 able to travel, we left. We crossed over in a canoe to the 
 north side, where we struck a well-to-do farmer, and Tom 
 bought a pony and I gave my derringer and a little money 
 for one, and we started to Washington bareback. On our way 
 we had to pass by Donahue's. We had got out of bread, but 
 we had meal ; so we went to Donahue's to get a skillet to bake 
 some bread (old man Tom Tumblestone, John lorn and my- 
 self). Donahue asked me where we were from. Tumblestone 
 told him we were from Houston's army. "No," said Dona- 
 hue ; "no such men as you can bake bread in my skillet." 
 
 Tumblestone threw his gun on him and would have shot 
 him if he had not jumped back into the house. The cause of 
 Donahue's behavior as above related was due to the following:; 
 incident, which occurred on our march down before the battle, 
 the first night after we crossed the river: 
 
 The army was marching through a lane wiiich j^a^sed in 
 front of Donahue's house. General Houston was in front, 
 and just as he got oppof^ite the house Donahue stepped out 
 on the porch and said. "Oeueval, I don't vrant you to camp on 
 my land or cut my timber." General Houston said, "All. 
 right, Mr. Donahue, we'll not cut your timber." He then 
 
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 turned to the men in front and t^aid, "Make a j^ap in tlie fence 
 by taking out two panels." They did so, and he then said, 
 "Forward, march, and follow me !" He marched around the 
 fence enclosing the house, and by the time he got back to the 
 gap the whole army was inside the enclosure. Houston turned 
 to his men and said, "Mr. Donahue does not want you to cut 
 his timber, and if any one cuts a tree I'll punish him. T'ake 
 the rails from that inside fence, but don't break tlie outside 
 fence.'' So they took the rails and made fires. This, of 
 course, made Donahue nuid, and he stepped back in the house 
 and gave expression to his feelings in very strong language. 
 
 After supper some of the boys proposed that they have 
 a dance. "All right, if we can get the ladies." A dozen or 
 more families were camped near, so some of the boys were 
 sent to see if the ladies would come, which they agreed to do. 
 While we were waiting for the ladies to get ready some of the 
 boys went to see Mr. Donahue and said, "Mr. Donahue, we 
 want you to move the furniture out of one or the rooms; we 
 
 are going to have a dance here." "I'll not move a (using 
 
 a very strong adjective) thing.' "All right, we'll move them 
 for you." So they took eveiything out of one of the rooms 
 and piled it up in the hall. It Avas a double log house with 
 a hall between. They danced nearly all night. I leave you 
 to imagine how well- Donahue enjoyed it. It was still fresh 
 in his memory when we went to borrow his skillet. Rut I'll 
 resume. 
 
 After Donahue refused to lend us liis skillet, we started 
 on to Washington. When we reached ^Vashington I met an 
 old man by the name of Lott, whom I had been acquainted 
 with before I went into the army. He was keeping liotei 
 there. He told me to make liis house my stopping place as 
 long as I wanted to stay, and it shouldn't cost me a cent. 
 
 The next day while at the dinner table there were seven 
 or eight men there. Th^* got to talking about a pony which 
 was loose in the bottom. They were describing it in a peculiar 
 way, and every fellow was describing something peculiar about 
 it, though several of them, like mvself, had never seen it. 
 
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 After they had described it in nearly every way possible I 
 said, in a spirit of fun, "And a bob-tail." 
 
 A man by the name of Cloud took exceptions to what I 
 said. After we had finished our dinner he and some of the 
 others went into another room, and I heard him ask who I 
 was. They told him it was a fellow by the name of Steele, 
 "Well, I'll Steele him when he comes out here," he said. 
 When I walked out he commenced, and I told him I had 
 intended no insult in the remark I had made, but if I had 
 insulted him I was sorry for it. "You had no business put- 
 ting in your jaw," "My jaw is my own, and I'll put it in 
 when I get ready," I replied. "Shut your mouth or I'll cut 
 your liver out!" "Cut away," I said; "you will never make 
 me shut my mouth. W!hy didn't you jump on some man here 
 who was able to fight you — you knew I was a cripple." 
 
 About this time a man by the name of Shepherd stepped 
 out of the dining room and said to Cloud, "You just shut 
 your mouth or I will mash it for you." That settled him; 
 he had nothing more to say. 
 
 I had a friend 's^y the name of Xeil, who came to this 
 State with me, who at this time was clerking for Wood & 
 Steele of this place. I went to him and said, "Neil, have you 
 got a pistol?" "Yes," he said. "Well, I want you to lend it 
 to me for a few days while 1 aan here; I am not able to help 
 m^-self." "All right," he replied. He. got it and loaded it up. 
 After he got it loaded he said, "I am nbt going to let*\-ou have 
 this pistol; there is something the matter." "No," said I, 
 "there is nothing the matter." "I know better. I know you 
 too well for that," he said, and stuck the pistol in his pocket. 
 "Now tell me what's tlie trouble." I told him. He said, 
 "Come and go.^'ith me." 
 
 We found Cloud in a saloon. Xeil walked up to him and 
 abused him and wanted to know why he had been*- "abusing 
 this boy." 
 
 Cloud apologized, begged off and asked my pardon and 
 wanted to be friends. I replied, "Xo, sir; you wpul(^ not 
 acc^ept my apology. I'll not acc-^t yours." I never saw him 
 any more. 
 
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 Oil Se])teiiibi'r 2S, 1S;><S. I was nian-icd, in Montgomery 
 ('{)imty, to Miss Mary Ann Powell ; moved to Limestone 
 County in the fall of 1844 and ha\^e lived here since. My wife 
 died in 1904. There are living in my family five generations 
 extending through the male line, and my descendants number 
 about 17 0, most of them living. Alfonso Steele, 
 
 T^st Survivor of Battle of San Jacinto. 
 
 I I'Jjitor'.s Note. — Mr. Steele is a hale and hearty old 
 gentleman, not looking to be over 70 years of age, and often 
 comes to Mexia, and always climbs the steps to our office to 
 call on the editor, who is proud of the friendship of such a 
 grand old man.— N. P. Houx, Publisher.] 
 
 
REPORT OF 
 
 GEN. SAM HOUSTON 
 
 ON 
 THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO. 
 
 (San Antonio Express.) 
 
 The following are documents of Major General Sam Houston, 
 Commander-in-Chief of the Texas army, sent to David G. Burnett. 
 President of the Republic of Texas. These documents give an 
 authentic account of the battle of San Jacinto, a complete list 
 of the heroes who fought in that engagement, and they clear 
 up some points heretofore the object of controversy. 
 
 The Express correspondent is indebted to Mr. J. W. Winters, 
 of Big Foot, for the papers, which follow: 
 
 Documents to His Excellency^ David G. Burnet. President of 
 the Republic of Texas: 
 
 Headquarters of the Army, San Jacinto, April 2b, 1S36. — Sir: 
 I regret extremely that my situation since the battle of the 21st 
 nas been such as to prevent my rendering you my official report 
 of the same previous to this. 
 
 I have the honor to inform you that on the evening of the 
 18th, after a forced march of fifty-five miles, which was effected 
 in two days and a half, the army arrived opposite Harrisburg. 
 That evening a courier of the enemy was taken, from whom I 
 learned that General Santa Anna, with one division of his choice 
 troops, had marched in the direction of Lynche's Ferry, on 
 the San Jacinto, burning Harrisburg as he passed down. The 
 army was ordered to be in readiness to march the next morning. 
 The main body effected a crossing over Buffalo Bayou below 
 Harrisburg, on the morning of the 19th, having left the baggag?, 
 the sick and a sufficient guard in the rear. We continued the 
 march throughout the night, making but one halt in the prairie 
 for a short time and without refreshment. At daylight we re 
 sumed the line of march, and in a short distance our scouts 
 encountered those of the enemy, and we received the informa- 
 tion that General Santa Anna was at New Washington and would 
 that day take up the line of march for Anahuac, crossing at 
 
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 Lyiiche's Ferry. The Texan army halted within half a mile of 
 the ferry in some timber, and were engaged in slaughtering 
 beeves, when the army cf Santa Anna was discovered to be 
 approaching in battle array, having been encamped at Klopper's 
 Point, eight miles below. Disposition was immediately made of 
 our forces and preparation for his reception. He took a position 
 with his infantry and artillery in the center, occupying an island 
 of timber, his cavalry covering the left flank. The artillery, 
 consisting of one double fortified medium brass twelve-pounder, 
 then opened on our encampment. The infantry in column ad- 
 vanced with the design of charging our lines, but were repulsed 
 by a discharge of grape and canister from our artillery, consist- 
 ing of two six-pounders. The enemy had occupied a piece of 
 timber within rifle shot of the left wing of our army, from 
 which an occasional interchange of small arms took place be- 
 tween the troops, until the enemy withdrew to a position on 
 the bank of the San Jacinto, about three-quarters of a mile 
 from our encampment and commenced fortifications. A short 
 time before sunset our mounted men, about eighty-five in num- 
 ber, under the special command of Colonel Sherman, marched 
 out for the purpose of reconnoitering the enemy. While advancing 
 they received a volley from the left of the enemy's infantry, and 
 after a sharp re-encounter with their cavalry, in which ours 
 acted extremely well and performed some feats of daring chiv- 
 alry, they retired in good order, having had two men severely 
 wounded and several horses killed. In the meantime the infan- 
 try, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Millard, and Colonel 
 Burleson's regiment, with the artillery, had marched out for the 
 purpose of covering the retreat of the cavalry if necessary. All 
 then fell back in good order to our encampment about sunset 
 and remained without any ostensible action until the 21st, about 
 8:30 o'clock, taking the first refreshment which they had en- 
 joyed for two days. The enemy in the meantime extended the 
 right flank of their infantry so as to occupy the extreme point 
 of a skirt of timber on the bank of the San Jacinto, and secured 
 their left by a fortification about five feet high, constructed of 
 packs and baggage, leaving an opening in the center of the 
 breastwork in which their artillery was placed, their cavalry 
 ui)on their left wing. 
 
 About 9 o'clock in the morning of the 21st the enemy were 
 reinforced by 500 choice troops under the command of General 
 Cos, increasing their effective force to upward of 5000 men, 
 while our aggregate force for the field numbered 788. At 3:30 
 o'clock in the evening I ordered the officers of the Texan army 
 to parade their respective commands, having in the meantime 
 ordered the l)ridge on the only road communicating with the 
 
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 Brazos, distant eight miles from our encampment, to be de- 
 stroyed, thus cutting off all possibility of escape. Our troops 
 paraded with alacrity and spirit and were anxious for the contest. 
 Their conspicuous disparity in numbers seemed only to increase 
 their enthusiasm and confidence, and heighten their anxiety for 
 the conflict. Our situation afforded me an opoprtunity of mak- 
 ing the arrangements preparatory to the attack without exposing 
 our designs to the enemy. The First regiment, commanded by 
 Colonel Burleson, was assigned to the center. The Second regi- 
 ment, under the command of Colonel Sherman, formed the left 
 wing of the army. The artillery, under the special command 
 of Colonel George W. Hockley, Inspector General, was placed 
 on the right of the First regiment, and four companies of infan- 
 try, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Millard, 
 sustained the artillery vijjon the right. Our cavalry, sixty-one 
 in number, commanded by Colonel Mirabeau Lamar (whose gal- 
 lant and daring conduct en the previous day had attracted the 
 admiration of his comrades and called him to that station), 
 placed on our extreme right, completed our line. Our cavalry 
 was first dispatched to the front of the enemy's left for the pur 
 pose of attracting their notice, while an extensive island of 
 timber afforded us opportunity of concentrating our forces and 
 displaying from that point, agreeably to the previous design of 
 the troops. Every evolution was performed with alacrity, the 
 whole advancing rapidly in line, and through an open prairie 
 without any protection whatever for our men. The artillery 
 advanced and took station within 200 yards of the enemy's breast- 
 work and commenced an effective fire with grape and canister. 
 Colonel Sherman and his regiment having commenced the 
 action upon our left wing, the whole line, at the center and on 
 the right, advancing in double quick time, rung out the war cry, 
 "Remember the Alamo!" received the enemy's fire and advanced 
 within point blank shot before a piece was discharged from our 
 lines. Our line advanced without a halt until they were in pos- 
 session of the woods and the enemy's breastwork, the right wing 
 of Burleson's and the left of Millard's taking possession of the 
 breastwork — our artillery having gallantly charged up to within 
 seventy yards of the enemy's cannon, when it was taken by our 
 troops. The conflict lasted about eighteen minutes from the 
 time of close action until we were in possession of the enemy's 
 encampment, taking one piece of cannon (loaded), four stands 
 of colors, all their camp equippage, stores and baggage. Our 
 cavalry had charged and routed that of the enemy upon the 
 right and given pursuit to the fugitives, which did not cease 
 until they arrived at the bridge, which I have mentioned before 
 Captain Karnes — always among the foremost in danger — com- 
 
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 nianded the pursuit. The conflict in the breastworks lasted but 
 a few moments; many of the troops encountered hand to hand, 
 and not having the advantage of bayonets on our side, our rifle- 
 men used their i)ieces as war clubs, breaking many of them 
 off at the breach. The rout commenced at 4:30 and the pursuit 
 by the main army continued until twilight. A guard was then 
 left in charge of the enemy's encampment, and our army re- 
 turned with their killed and wounded. In the battle our loss 
 was two killed and twenty wounded, six of whom mortally. The 
 enemy's loss was 630 killed, among whom was one general, 
 four colonels, two lieutenant colonels, five captains and twelve 
 lieutenants. Wounded 208, of which were five colonels, three 
 lieutenant colonels, seven captains and one cadet; prisoners. 
 730. President-General Santa Anna, General Cos, four colonels — 
 aids to General Santa Anna — and the colonel of the Guereo bat- 
 talion are included in the number. General Santa Anna was not 
 taken until the 22d, General Cos on yesterday, very few having 
 escaped. About 600 muskets, 300 sabers and 200 pistols have 
 been collected since the action; several hundred mules and horse.^ 
 were taken and near $12,000 in specie. For several days per- 
 vious to the action our troops were engaged in forced marches, 
 exposed to excessive rains, and the additional inconvenience of 
 bad roads, illy supplied with rations and clothing, yet amid every 
 difficulty they bore up with cheerfulness and fortitude and per 
 formed their marches with alacrity. There was no murmuring. 
 
 Previous to and during the action my staff evinced every 
 dispositicn to be useful and were actively engaged in their du- 
 ties. In the conflict I am assured that they demeaned them- 
 selves in such a manner as proved them worthy members of 
 the army of San .lacinto. Col. T. J. Rusk, Secretary of War, was 
 on the field. For weeks his services have been highly beneficial 
 in our army. In battle he was on the left wing, where Colonel 
 Sherman's command first encountered and drove the enemy; 
 he bore himself .aallantly and continued his efforts and activity, 
 remaining with the pursuers until resistance ceased. 
 
 I have the honor of transmitting a list of all the officers and 
 men who were engaged in the action, which I respectfully re- 
 quest may be published as an act of justice to the individuals. 
 For the commanding general to attempt discrimination as to the 
 conduct of those who commanded, or those who were command- 
 ed, would be impossible. Our success in the action is conclusive 
 proof of much daring, intrepidity and courage; every officer 
 and man proved himself worthy of the cause in which he battled, 
 while the humanity which characterized their conduct after the 
 victory richly entitles them to the admiration and gratitude of 
 th(Mr general. Nor should we withhold the tribute of our grate 
 
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 tul thanks from that IJeing who rules the destinies of nations, 
 and has in time of greatest need enabled us to arrest a powerful 
 invader while devastating our country. 
 
 I have the honor to be, with high consideration. 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 SAM HOUSTON, 
 
 Commander-in-Chief. 
 Return of killed and wounded in the actions of the 20th and 
 21st of April, 1836. 
 
 Major General Sam Houston, wounded severely. 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT TEXAS VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 Comiiany A — George Waters, private, wounded slightly on the 
 21st. 
 
 Company B — James Counly, private, badly wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Comi)any B — Wm. S. Walker, private, badly wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Company C — Captain .Jesse Billingsley. slightly wounded on 
 the 21st. 
 
 Company C — Lemuel Blakely, private, killed on the 21st. 
 
 Company C — Logan Vandeveer, private, badly wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Company C — Washington Anderson, private, slightly wounded 
 on the 21st. 
 
 Company C — Calvin Page, private, slightly wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Companv C — Marion Walker, private, badlv wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Company D — Captain Mosely Baker, slightly wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Company D — C. D. Anderson, private, slightly wounded on 
 the 21st. 
 
 Company F — Leroy Wilkinson, private, slight wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Company F — James Nelson, private, wounded on the 21st. 
 
 Company F — Mitchell Putnam, private, wounded on the 21st. 
 
 Company H — A. R. Stevens, private, wounded on the 21st. 
 
 Company H — J. Tom, private, wounded on the 21st. 
 
 Company H — J. Cooper, private, killed on the 21st. 
 
 Company H — B. R. Brigham, private, killed on the 21st. 
 
 Total— Killed, 3; wounded, 16. 
 
 SECOND REGIMENT TEXAS VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 Company D — Second Lieutenant Lamb, killed on the 21st. 
 Company D — G. W. Robinson, private, severely wounded on 
 the 21st. 
 
Company D — William Winters, private, severely wounded on 
 the 21st. 
 
 Company D — First Sergeant Albert Callatin, slightly wounded 
 on the 21st. 
 
 Company E — Washington Lewis, private, severely wounded on 
 the 21st. 
 
 Company D — E. G. Rector, private, slightly wounded on the 
 21st. 
 
 Company F — Alphonso St eele , private, severely w ounde d on 
 the 2J^t. "^ ' ~' 
 
 *** Company K— First Lieutenant J. C. Hale, killed on the 21st. 
 
 Company J — Captain Smith, slightly wounded on the 21st. 
 
 Company J — First Sergeant Thomas P. Fowl, killed on the 
 21st. 
 
 Total — Killed, 3; severely wounded, 5; slightly, 3; total 11. 
 
 Dr. William Motley, severely wounded on the 21st, died since. 
 
 A. R. Stevens, wounded severely on the 21st, died since. 
 
 Lieutenant Colonel J. C. Neil, of the artillery, wounded se- 
 verely on the 20th. 
 
 Wm. A. Park, of the artillery, wounded slightly on the 21st. 
 
 Devereaux J. Woodlief, of the cavalry, wounded severely on 
 the 20th. 
 
 Olwyn J. Trask, private of the cavalry, wounded severely on 
 the 20th. 
 
 ARMY ORDER. 
 
 Headquarters San Jacinto, May 5, 1836. 
 
 Comrades: Circumstances connected with the battle of the 
 21st render our separation for the present unavoidable. I need 
 not express to you the many painful sensations which that neces- 
 sity inflicts upon me. I am solaced, however, by the hope that 
 we will soon be reunited in the great cause of liberty. Brigadier 
 General Rusk is appointed to command the army for the present. 
 I confide in his valor, his patriotism and his wisdom. His con- 
 duct in the battle of San Jacinto was sufficient to insure your 
 confidence and regard. 
 
 The enemy, though retreating, are still within the limits of 
 Texas. Their situation being known to you, you cannot be taken 
 by surprise. Discipline and subordination will render you invin- 
 cible. Your valor and heroism have proven you unrivaled. Let 
 not contempt for the enemy throw you off your guard. Vigilance 
 is the first duty of a soldier and glory the proudest rewards of 
 his toils. 
 
 You have patiently endured privations, hardships and difficul- 
 ties Unappalled, you have encountered odds two to one of the 
 enemy against you and borne yourself in the onset and conflict 
 
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 of battle in a manner unknown in the annals of modern warfare. 
 While an enemy to our independence remains in Texas the work 
 is incomplete; but when liberty is firmly established by your 
 patience and your valor, it will be fame enough to say, "I was 
 a member of the army of San Jacinto." 
 
 In taking leave of my brave comrades in arms, I cannot sup- 
 press the expression of that pride which I so justly feel in having 
 had the honor to command them in person, nor will withhold the 
 tribute of my warmest admiration and gratitude for the prompt- 
 ness with which my orders were executed and union maintained 
 throughout the army. At parting my heart embraces you with 
 gratitude and affection. SAM HOUSTON, 
 
 Commander-in-Chief, 
 
 A list of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates, en- 
 .gaged in the battle of San Jp.cinto on the 21st of April, 1836: 
 
 Major General Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the 
 forces. 
 
 STAFF. 
 
 Adjutant General — John A. Wharton. 
 
 Inspector General — George W. Hockley. 
 
 Commissary General — John Forbes. 
 
 Assistant Inspector General — William G. Cooke. 
 
 Aide-de-Camps — A. Horton, Wm. H. Patton, James Collins- 
 wcrlh. 
 
 Volunteer Aides — James H. Perry, R. Eden Handy. R. M, 
 Coleman. 
 
 Secretary of War — Hon. Thomas J. Rusk. 
 
 William Motley, M. D. 
 
 MEDICAL STAFF. 
 
 Alexander Ewing — Surgeon, First Regiment Artillery, Acting 
 Surgeon General. 
 
 Davidson — Surgeon, First Regiment Volunteers, 
 Fitzhugh — Assistant Surgeon, First Regiment Volunteers. 
 A Jones — Surgeon, Second Regiment Volunteers. 
 Booker — Assistant Surgeon, Second Regiment Volunteers. 
 Labadie — Assistant Surgeon, Second Regiment Volunteers. 
 
 ARTILLERY CORPS. 
 Officers. 
 Lieutenant Colonel J. C; Neil, wounded on the 20th. 
 Captain, J. N. Moreland. First Lieut., W. Stilwell. 
 
 Privates. 
 T. O. Harris ' Richardson Scurry, First Sergt. 
 
 Joseph White N. B. Green 
 
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 John M. Wade John Ferrill 
 
 Hugh M. Swift Joseph Floyd 
 
 Wm A. Park, wounded on 21st Alfred Benton 
 
 Thomas Green D. T. Dunham 
 
 Clark M. Harmon Thos. Plaster, Second Sergt. 
 
 T. J. Robinson Willis Collins, 
 
 M. Baxter T. C. Edwards 
 
 Benj. McCullough S. B. Bardwell 
 
 Assisted by the following regulars from the companies of 
 Captains Teal and Turner: 
 
 Campbell Millerman, Gainer and Cumberland, of Teal's Com 
 pany. 
 
 Ellis, Benson, Clayton, Merwin and Legg, of Turner's Com 
 pany. 
 
 CAVALRY CORPS. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 Mirabeau B. Lamar, Commander. 
 Henry Carnes, Captain J. R. Cook, First Lieutenant. 
 
 W. Segretts 
 A. Allsbury 
 S. C. Tunnage 
 
 D. W. Reaves 
 
 E. R. Rainwater 
 J. D. Elliot 
 
 J. P. Davis 
 
 J. Neil 
 
 N.. Nixon 
 
 G. Deaderick 
 
 J. Nash 
 
 Isaac W. Benton 
 
 Jacob Duncan 
 
 J. W. Hill 
 
 P. Allsbury 
 
 D. McKay 
 
 W. J. C. Pierce 
 
 W. King 
 
 Thomas Blackwell 
 
 Goodwin 
 
 J. Coke 
 
 W. B. Sweeney 
 
 Lem Gustine, M. D. 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Benajmin F. Smith 
 
 W. H. Smith, Captain 
 
 Wm. Harness, Second Lieut. 
 
 Thomas Robbins 
 
 Elisha Clapp 
 
 R. Henderson 
 
 George Johnson 
 
 J. W. Williamson 
 
 Wilson C. Brown 
 
 J. Thompson 
 
 John Robbins 
 
 W'm. F. Young 
 
 James Douthall 
 
 John Carpenter 
 
 Wm. Taylor 
 
 Anthony Foster 
 
 Z. Y. Beauford 
 
 Spencer Townsend 
 
 James Shaw 
 
 Wm. D. Redd 
 
 Clopper 
 
 P. H. Bell 
 
 J. W. Robinson 
 
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 REGULARS. 
 
 Lieutenant Colonel Henry Millard, Commanding. 
 
 Captain John M. Allen, Acting Major. 
 
 COMPANY A. 
 Officers. 
 
 Andrew Briscoe, Captain Chas. Ford, Fourth Sergt. 
 
 Martin K. Snell, First Lieut. Richardson, First Corporal 
 
 Rcbt. McCloskey, Second Lieut Harry C. Craig, Second Corp'l 
 
 Lyman F. Rounds, First Sergt. Bear, Third Corporal 
 
 Davis S. Nelson, Second Sergt. Flores, Musician 
 
 Daniel O. Driscoll, Third Sergt. 
 
 Bruff 
 
 Bebee 
 
 Benton 
 
 H. P. Brewster 
 
 Cassady 
 
 Dutcher 
 
 Darrl 
 
 Elliott 
 
 Flynn. 
 
 Farley 
 
 Grieves 
 
 Warner 
 
 Henderson 
 
 1 .ang 
 
 Larbartare 
 
 Li m ski 
 
 Mason 
 
 Montgomery 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Marsh 
 
 Morton, 
 
 O'Neill 
 
 Pierce 
 
 Patton 
 
 Rheinhart 
 
 Kainer 
 
 Richardson 
 
 Smith, first 
 
 Smith, second 
 
 Sullivan 
 
 Saunders, 
 
 Swain 
 
 Tindall, first 
 
 Taylor 
 
 Van Winkle 
 
 Wilkinson 
 
 Webb 
 
 VOUNTEERS. 
 
 COMPANY B. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 A. Turner, Captain. Swearinger. Second Sergt 
 
 W. Millen, First Lieut. Robert Moore, Corporal 
 
 W. W. Summers, Second Lieut. Thomas Wilson, Corporal 
 
 Charles Stewart, First Sergt. M. Snyder, Corporal 
 
 Bernard 
 
 Browning 
 
 Bissett 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Smith, second 
 
 Scheston 
 
 Christie 
 
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 Bellen 
 
 Colton 
 
 Callahan 
 
 Harper 
 
 Hogan 
 
 Harvey 
 
 Johnson 
 
 Kneeland 
 
 Ludus 
 
 Nirlas 
 
 Pascal 
 
 Phillips 
 
 Smith, first 
 
 Clarkson 
 
 Dalrymple 
 
 Eldridge 
 
 Edson 
 
 Link, 
 
 Minnett 
 
 Mordorff 
 
 Massie 
 
 Moore, second 
 
 Sigman 
 
 Tyler 
 
 Woods 
 
 Wardryski 
 
 VOUNTEERS. 
 
 COMPANY B. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 A. Roman, Captain S. L. Wheeler, Sergeant 
 
 Nicholas Dawson, Second Lieut. A. Taylor, Corporal 
 James Wharton, Sergeant. J. S. Egbert, Corporal 
 
 A. Mitchell, Sergeant W. Moore, Corporal 
 
 Angell 
 G. Brown 
 Joseph Barstow 
 J. B. Bradley 
 B. Coles 
 J. S. Conn 
 J. H. T. Dixon 
 William Dunbar 
 H. Homan 
 J. M.Jett 
 Stev. Jett 
 A. S. Jordan 
 S. W. Lamar 
 
 W. S. Fisher, Captain 
 
 R. W. Carter, Second Lieut. 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Edw. Lewis 
 
 J. W. B. McFarline 
 
 A. McStea 
 
 H. Millar 
 
 W. G. Newman 
 
 W. Richardson 
 
 D. Tindale 
 
 J. Vinaler 
 
 C. W. Waldrom 
 
 P. P. Williams 
 
 Jas. Wilder 
 
 W. S. Walker 
 
 James Ownby 
 
 COMPANY I. 
 Officers. 
 
 Jones, Sergeant 
 
 George W- Leek 
 N. Rudders 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Ch. Stebbins 
 
J. W. Shroud 
 James Sovereign 
 W. Sargent 
 R. J. L. Reel 
 Rufus Wright 
 James McAlister 
 B. P. Starkley 
 
 Day 
 
 John Morgan 
 Tewister 
 
 Slack 
 
 R. Banks 
 Jack Maybeen 
 
 Graves 
 
 B. F. Fro 
 
 E. G. Mayrie 
 
 Neil 
 
 J. M. Shreve 
 W. Pace 
 
 R. Crittenden 
 Adam Mosier 
 .1. S. Patterson 
 Joseph Douane 
 Geo. W. Mason 
 Thomas Pratt 
 E. Knoland 
 A. H. Miles 
 
 Lewellin 
 
 Joseph Josylyn 
 W. S. Arnot 
 M. W. Brighani 
 P. Burk 
 H. Bond 
 George Fennell 
 W. Gill 
 Jo Gillespie 
 A. J. Harris 
 D. James 
 
 STAFF OF THE COMMAND. 
 
 Nicholas Lynch, Adjutant John Smith, Sergeant Major 
 
 W. M. Carper, Sergeant Pinkney Caldwell, Quartermaster 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT TEXAS VOLUNTEERS. 
 Edward Burleson, Colonel James W. Tinsley, Adjutant 
 Alex Somerville, Lieut. Colonel Cleveland, Sergeant Major 
 
 COMPANY A. 
 Officers. 
 William Wood, Captain Jas. A. Sylvester, Second Sergt. 
 
 S. B. Raymond, Second Lieut. O. T. Brown, Third Sergeant 
 J. C. Allison, First Sergeant Nathaniel Peck, Fourth Sergt. 
 
 Irwin Armstrong 
 William H. Berryhill 
 Uriah Blue 
 Seymour Bottsford 
 Luke W. Bust 
 James Cunbo 
 Elijah V. Dale 
 Abner C. Davis 
 Jacob Eiler 
 Simon P. Ford 
 Garner 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Wm. C. Hays 
 Thomas A. Haskin 
 J. D. Loderback 
 Edward Miles 
 Benj. Osborne 
 James R. Pinchback 
 Joseph Rhodes 
 .John W. Rial 
 Ralph E. Sevey 
 .John Viven 
 George Waters 
 
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 Giles A. Giddings 
 James Greenwood 
 Wm, Griffin 
 
 J as. Welsh 
 Ezra Westgate 
 Walter Winn 
 
 COMPANY C. 
 Officers. 
 
 Jesse Billingsley, Captain 
 Micah Andrews, Lieutenant 
 James A. Craft, Second Lieut. 
 
 Russell B. Craft, First Sergeant 
 Wm. H. Magill, Second Sergeant 
 Campbell Taylor, Third Sergeant 
 
 Privates. 
 
 L. S. Cunningham 
 
 John Herron 
 
 Preston 
 
 Conley 
 
 Jackson 
 
 Berry 
 
 Jefferson 
 
 Barton 
 
 Dernry 
 
 Pace 
 
 Lemuel Blakely 
 
 George Self 
 
 Thomas Davy 
 
 Jacob Standiford 
 
 Wfeyne Barton 
 
 Sampson Connell 
 
 Logan Vandeveer 
 
 Washington Anderson 
 
 William Standerford 
 
 William Simmons 
 
 George Green 
 
 George P. Erath 
 
 John W. Bunton 
 
 Wm. Criswell 
 
 Sam McClelland 
 Lewis Goodwin 
 Joseph Garwood 
 Willis Avery 
 Jesse Halderman 
 Charles Williams 
 Aaron Burlerson 
 Calvin Gage 
 Martin Walker 
 Gernett E. Boon 
 Robert M. Craven 
 Walker Wilson 
 Prior Holder 
 Thomas Mays 
 A. M. Highsmith 
 James Curtis 
 Thomas M. Dennis 
 James R. Pace 
 John Hobson 
 V. M. Bain 
 Robert Hood 
 Dugal McLean 
 Thomas A. Graves 
 
 COMPANY D. 
 Officers. 
 
 Joseph Baker, First Sergeant 
 
 Mosely Baker, Captain 
 
 J. P. Borden, First Lieutenant E. C. Pettus, Second Sergeant 
 
 John Pettus, Second Lieutenant James Friel, Corporal 
 
 M. A. firyan. Third Sergeant J. L. Hill, Third Corporal 
 
 O. D. Anderson 
 J. B. Alexander 
 
 Privates. 
 
 J. S. Menifee 
 Paul Scarborough 
 
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 John Bearhorn 
 T. H. Bell 
 S. R. Davis 
 J. R. Foster 
 A. Greenlaw 
 
 Bosiich 
 
 P. P. Borden 
 J. Carter 
 Samuel Fowler 
 Hugh Frazier 
 William Isbell 
 R. Kleberg 
 Mat Kuykendall 
 Robert Moore 
 Joseph McCrabb 
 Louis Rorder 
 V. W. Swearingen 
 Joseph Vermilion 
 I. E. Watkins 
 A. W. Wolsey 
 M. R. Williams 
 Ellison York 
 Patrick ITsher 
 
 John Flick 
 Ji H. Money 
 
 Weppler 
 
 John Marshall 
 William Bernbece 
 
 Millett 
 
 Phillip Stroth 
 Andreas Voyel 
 Nicholas Peck 
 William Hawkins 
 Joseph Duncan 
 George Sutherland 
 Thomas Gay 
 Joseph Miller 
 G. W. Gardner 
 William Mock 
 S. H. Isbell 
 McHenry Winburn 
 W. R. Jackson 
 D. D. D. Baker 
 James Tarleton 
 Allen Ingraham 
 
 Officers belonging to the regular service. 
 
 COMPANY K. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 R. J. Calder. Captain M. A. Bingham, First Sergeant 
 
 J. Sharper, First Lieutenant 
 
 Privates. 
 
 B. Brigham 
 
 J. Conner 
 
 F. S. Cooke 
 
 S. Conner 
 
 George J. Johnson 
 
 Granville Mills 
 
 Elias Baker 
 
 H. Gibbins 
 
 M. Fowler 
 
 H. Fields 
 
 B. C. Frazier 
 
 J. Green 
 
 W. C Hogg 
 
 J. Hall 
 
 E. B. Halstead 
 
 C. Malone 
 J. Plunkett 
 W. P. Reese 
 C. R. Reese 
 J. A. Spicer 
 H. Stonfer 
 J. Threadgill 
 W. P. Scott 
 R. Crawford 
 S. B. Mitchell 
 B. F. Fitch 
 W. W. Gant 
 J. S. Edgar 
 J. Smith 
 T. D. Owen 
 
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 J. W. Hassel 
 W. Lambert 
 B. Mims 
 W. Muir 
 P. D. McNeil 
 
 W. Hale 
 A. G. Butts 
 D. Dederick 
 C. Forrister 
 W. K. Denham 
 
 COMPANY F. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 William J. E. Heard, Captain Wilson Lightfoot, Second Sergt. 
 Wm'i Eastland, First Lieutenant Alfred Kelso, First Corporal 
 Eli Mercer, First Sergeant Elijah Mercer, Second Corporal 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Robert McLaughlin 
 Lerod Wilkinson 
 Wm. Lightfoot 
 Daniel Miller 
 Jesse Robinson 
 .Josiah Hagans 
 John McCrab 
 Maxwell Steel 
 John Bigley 
 Hugh McKenzie 
 Joseph Elinger 
 John Halliet 
 J. Robinson 
 D. Dunham 
 William Passe 
 James S. Lester 
 Phillila Brading 
 Christian Winner 
 James Nelson 
 
 John Tumlinson 
 Francis Brockfield 
 Charles M. Henry 
 James Byrd 
 Nathaniel Reid 
 Andrew Sennatt 
 P. B. O'Connor 
 Thomas Ryans 
 John Lewis 
 James Highland 
 Leander Beeson 
 S. T. Foley 
 Allen Jones 
 Thomas Adams 
 Mitchell Putnam 
 T. N. Hardeman 
 Charles Thompson 
 Wm. Waters 
 
 COMPANY H. 
 
 Officers. 
 William W. Hill, Captain (sick), Commanded by R. Stevenson. 
 H. H. Swisher, First Lieutenant A. R. Stevens, Second Sergeant 
 C. Raney, First Sergeant Wm. H. Miller, Fourth Sergeant 
 
 B. Whiteside 
 J. S. Stump 
 J. M. Swisher 
 Moses Davis 
 John Lyford 
 .John Tom 
 
 Privates. 
 
 B. Doolittle 
 John Graham 
 James M. Hill 
 J. Iqtraham 
 F. K. Henderson 
 Uriah Saunders 
 
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 Nicholas Crunk 
 Lewis Clemins 
 Wimi. Hawkins 
 J. W. Cannon 
 Jacob Groce 
 F. B. Gentry 
 J. G. Wilkinson 
 A. Dillard 
 P. Bowen 
 James Farmer 
 A. Lesassien 
 W. R. Dallis 
 M. B. Gray 
 James Gray 
 
 John Craddick 
 John Gafford 
 N. Mitchell 
 Davin Korneky 
 George Petty 
 James Everett 
 Prosper Hope 
 J. Powell 
 Matthew Dunn 
 J. D. Jennings 
 John C. Hunt 
 J. Lawrence 
 A. Carruthers 
 Daniel McKay 
 
 SECOND REGIMENT TEXAS VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 Sidney Sherman, Colonel Edward B. Wood, Adjutant 
 
 Jos L. Bennett, Lieut. Colonel Bennett McNeelly, Sergt. Major 
 Lysender Wells, Major 
 
 FIRST COMPANY. 
 Officers. 
 
 Hayden Arnold, Captain Isaac Edwards, Second Lieut. 
 
 R. W. Smith, First Lieutenant. 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Sam Dieper 
 Peter W. Homer 
 P. W. Kincannon 
 Daniel Doubt 
 John Moss 
 T. E. Hamilton 
 David Rusk 
 W. F. Williams 
 J. W. McHorse 
 H. Malena Alexin 
 John Marvey 
 M. G. Whitaker 
 .lohn Yancey 
 S. Yarborough, 
 Thomas G. Box 
 Nelson 
 G. R. Mercer 
 William Nabors 
 
 William T. Sadler 
 James Mitchell 
 James E. Box 
 Sam Phillips 
 John P. Trenroy 
 Levy Perch 
 Crawford Grigsby 
 John McCoy 
 Dickinson Parker 
 Jesse Walling 
 J. W. Carpenter 
 John Box 
 
 Thomas D. Brooks 
 W. E Hallinask 
 S. F. Snanks 
 Howard Bailey 
 H. M. Brewer 
 Stephen McLin 
 
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 SECOND COMPANY. 
 Officers. 
 William Ware, Captain Albert Gallitin, First Sergeant 
 
 Jacob S. Collard, First Lieut. Wm. C. Winters, Second Sergt 
 George A. Lamb, Second Lieut. 
 
 J F. Winters 
 J. W. Winters 
 C. Edinburg 
 Lewis Cox 
 G. W. Robinson 
 G. W. Lawrence 
 
 Privates. 
 
 William Cartwright 
 John Sadler 
 James Wilson 
 James Derritt 
 Matthew Mass 
 Jesse Thompson 
 
 THIRD COMPANY. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 William Logan, Captain B. J. Harper, Second Lieut. 
 
 Franklin Harden, First Lieut. E. P Branch, First Sergeant 
 
 Privates. 
 
 John Bidwell 
 J. M. Maxwell 
 M. Charencan 
 E. Bulliner 
 P. Bulliner 
 John Sleighton 
 Patrick Carnel 
 Wm. M. Smith 
 David Choat 
 David Cole 
 Q. Dykes 
 David McFadden 
 Thomas Orr 
 Luke Bryan 
 William Kibbe 
 
 E. M. Tanner 
 H. R. Williams 
 Michael Poveto 
 Lefray Gedrie 
 John Farewell 
 C. W. Thompson 
 Cornelius D. Vols 
 M. J. Brakey 
 Thomas Belknap 
 William Duffle 
 Joseph Ellender 
 William Smith 
 William Robertson 
 W. A. Smith 
 James Call 
 
 FOURTH COMPANY. 
 Officers. 
 
 W. H. Patton, Captain. (Before Entered as Aid to Gen. Houston.) 
 David Murphy, First Lieut. Pendleton Rector, Second Serjt. 
 
 Peter Harper, Second Lieut. W. A. Breedlove, Third Sergt. 
 John Smith, First Sergt. G. L. Bledsoe, First Corporal 
 
 James Bradlej 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Thomas Leveney 
 
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 T. C. Boyd 
 Robert Barr 
 
 A. J. Ceard 
 Alex Bailey 
 J. J. Chiles 
 Halden Deruiion 
 Edward Daist 
 R. B. Daist 
 
 J. K. Davis 
 
 B. Gallagher 
 James Hall 
 
 J. M. McCormick 
 James Haye, 
 Charles Hick 
 A. D. Kenyon 
 G. \V. Lewis 
 J. Pickering 
 St Clair Patton 
 Claiborn Rector 
 Prinear Ripley 
 
 J. B. Taylor 
 L. Willoughby 
 G. Wright 
 M. B. Atkinson 
 S. Phillips 
 Thomaa<' McCall 
 J. A. Barkley 
 Hogan Curtis 
 Francis Wainrot 
 J. B. Grice 
 Nat Higer 
 B. F. Cage 
 James Harris 
 Wm. Brennan 
 Wm. H. Jack 
 Doctor Bailey 
 Thomas F. Coney 
 A. Lewis 
 W. P. Lane 
 E. G. Rector 
 
 FIFTH COMPANY. 
 
 Officers. 
 Thomas P. Mclntyre, Captain Robert D. Tyler, First Sergeant 
 John P. Gill, First Lieutenant John ^Vllkinson, Second Sergt. 
 Bazil G. Glans, Second Lieut. E. G. Coft'man, First Corporal 
 
 Privates. 
 
 William B'^yle 
 Benjamin Bancroft 
 George Barker 
 William Bennett 
 John Clark 
 J. B. Colian*- 
 John Chevis, first 
 Chevis, second 
 Thomas Cox 
 J. Campbell 
 
 Cooper 
 
 T. Davis 
 Oscar Parish 
 
 Thomas Hopkins 
 Jack Lowrie 
 Cyrus Cepton 
 Ambrose Meyer 
 Moses Allison 
 Placido McCurdy 
 David Oden 
 G. W. Penticost 
 Sam Sharp 
 S. W. Peebles 
 Isaac Jacques 
 Isaac Maiden 
 P. Wilkinson 
 
 j^i^i-e^ 
 
 SIXTH COMPANY. 
 Officers. 
 
 James Ga te p i^', Captain 
 William Finch, First Lieut. 
 
 A. L. Harrison, Second Lieut. 
 R. T. Choderick, First Sergeant. 
 
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 Privates. 
 
 John Say res 
 P. B. Lassiter 
 M. K. Goheen 
 T. H. Webb 
 John Peterson 
 J. Montgomery 
 T. F. Johnson 
 Hez Harris 
 W. F. Ferrill 
 A. Montgomery 
 A. Lolison 
 E. McMillan 
 S. Baling 
 J. W. Scoling 
 
 J. Richardson 
 
 O'Ranion 
 
 Willis L. Ellis 
 James Walker 
 
 James waiKer ^/» 
 
 ^t Alphonso Steele -r- i* 
 
 Benjamin Johnson * 
 
 F. M. Woodward 
 William Peterson 
 J. C. White 
 Robert Henry 
 Elijah Votan 
 
 G. Crosby 
 Joel Dedrick 
 L. Raney 
 
 SEVENTH COMPANY. 
 
 Officers, 
 B. Bryant, Captain A. S Lewis, Second Lieutenant 
 
 John C. Hale, First Lietenant 
 
 William Earle 
 J. S. P. Irven 
 Sim Roberts 
 Joseph P. Parks 
 C. Rockwell 
 R. B. Russell 
 L. H. White 
 A. McKenzie 
 A. Kobble 
 
 Privates. 
 
 Jos' F. Gilbert 
 D. Roberts 
 Wm. B. Scates 
 J. R. Johnson 
 William Pate 
 B. Lindsay 
 James Clark 
 Robert Love 
 
 EIGHTH COMPANY. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 William Kimbo, Captain William Fisher, Second Sergeant 
 
 James Rowe, First Lieutenant Henry Reed, Third Sergeant 
 John Harman, First Sergeant 
 
 Thomas Maxwell 
 A. G. McGowan 
 J. W. Proctor 
 Benjamin Thomas 
 D. Watson 
 D. Brown 
 
 Privates. 
 
 D. Love 
 D. H. McGary 
 Lewis Wilworth 
 R. Stevenson 
 G. W. Jones 
 W. B. Bennett 
 
 V>**' 
 
William Bateman 
 J. A. Caffin 
 H. Corsine 
 Joel Crane 
 W. H. Davis 
 H. Holeman 
 H. Hill 
 G. D.Hancock 
 O. E. LeGrand 
 
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 B. Green 
 J. Kent 
 
 Caddell 
 
 R. Hotchkiss 
 Thos. M. Hughes 
 A. Buffington 
 James Burch 
 R. Burch 
 A. E. Manuel 
 
 NINTH COMPANY. 
 Officers. 
 
 Juan N. Seguin, Captain Nep Flores, First Corporal 
 
 Manuel Flores, First Sergeant Ambro Rodrige, Second Corporal 
 Antonio Menchasen, Sec'd SeiFgt. 
 
rhirteenth T«tf. 
 
 P'rom Texas Maga7,ine for Sepcemyei- 
 
 ALFONSO STEELIv^ 
 
 The Last Roll Call 
 
 BV JOHN P. S-IOLArSHDEI 
 
 See you that luminant host in the nighlj — 
 
 The golry that shines from their love-iit eyes. 
 
 Shattering darkness, and scattering light. 
 Filling the earth with it up to the skies? 
 
 See their bivouac fire how it burns unspent. 
 
 #With a steady flame of a rosy hue. 
 
 Shining up to the stars in their lofty tent. 
 Wide and encircling and heavenly blue? 
 
 Do you see how they rest 'neath their special star 
 
 That blazes alive on their banner unfurled? 
 Its fame has grown great, and its fame has gon<e far. 
 
 For the way it has shown to a wondering world 
 Out of the shadow it led to the light, 
 
 And in light it shall stand as it ever has stood. 
 A symbol of victoi'y favoring right, 
 
 A dare to the world to be fjreat — to be good. 
 
 And that picture — you see it? Where sleeps the foe 
 
 Never more to awake from the wounds it has had; 
 And on some there is written the word — "Alamo," 
 
 And on some there is written the name — •Goiiad.'" 
 And see how the living heroes try 
 
 To share with the dead the undying bays, 
 For they know that no foe is so sure to die. 
 
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 Do ycu hear how t.'ie south wii^d drifts in from the sea, 
 
 With a song half-expectant, half-hushed, as it comes? 
 How that lunrinant ; host for a morning to be 
 
 In a dream tune their bugles, their fifes, and the'r arums: 
 And the sentinels watohi^'ig and waiting about, 
 
 How they lovingly call to the souls in flight 
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 With the sweetest song they have ever done 
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 His heart and Texas her freedom won. 
 
 There is golc< in the east when the world awakes, 
 
 And a song 'mong the stars as they go to rest. 
 But hear you the sound that the bugle makes? 
 
 And see you the glorious host addrest? 
 Their youth is as bright as the morning gold, 
 
 And their hearts are as true as the star song sung; 
 For only the deedless grow broken and old, 
 
 While the victors ever stay strong and young. 
 
 And they fall into rank in the morning light— 
 
 The rank that has always been lacking one. 
 But now, and you look both left and right. 
 
 The rank is complete, and is lacking none. 
 And the roll is called, and the answers peal 
 
 Like to chimes of bells out of temples near; 
 Then the call comes tender— "Alfonso Steele!"' 
 
 And a shout goes up when a voice cries— "Here!" 
 
 In the Texas morn see that glorious host! 
 
 It has come at last— the long jubilee. 
 The waiting, is over, the rolls are closed, !j 
 
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 Three cheers for them and— Alfonso Stes'e. 
 
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