Receipts signed by Alamo commander William Barret Travis for gunpowder and other supplies used in the legendary siege and battle will soon be sold online. A hand-drawn, water-colored battle map of the ...
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.
The question really boils down to whether the time bought for Houston, at the Alamo really affected the outcome of San Jacinto i.e. was Houston's army any bigger or in better shape after than before the battle at San Antonio? IMO, the Alamo garrison should have withdrawn joined with Houston.
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.
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...
My favorite historical Larson is the Alamo one: View attachment 489327 This was also my favorite Larson cartoon!
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.