Texas Heroes

http://www.jman5.com/alamocam.htm

Sam Houston

• Born in Virginia• Chief John Jolly• Joins Army and fights Creeks with

British VS Cherokee with US• Battle of Horseshoe Bend• War of 1812 • Meets Colonel Andrew Jackson• Receives 3 wounds• Red Rover – Paddle wheeler,

Steam Boat.• Meets Jim Bowie: “History will want

to know who I have killed”• Omen: Eagle, 1st time

http://blog.americanheritage1.com/

Sam Houston• Cherokee Name: The Big Drunk• Red River Omen: Eagle, 2nd time• April 21, 1836: Battle of San Jacinto

– Eagle, 3rd time– Attacks Mexican Army, Santa

Anna• President of Republic of Texas

– 2 terms– Senator in Washington, D.C for

12 years• Governor of both Texas and

Tennessee: No other person has done this

http://blog.americanheritage1.com/

Jim Bowie

• Dies at the Alamo and is burned

• Louisiana Bayous: made money at carnivals wrestling alligators

• Bowie knife

• Designed by brother, Rezin Bowie

• 1833: Cholera epidemic kills his entire family.

• Jan. 1836, San Antonio: Joined the Texans in defending the Alamo. Felt had nothing to lose since family had died.

• So, Jim is dead? Never ran from a fight. Never a coward.

http://bookunitsteacher.com/nation_grows/lesson_15.htm

James Butler Bonham

• Messenger of the Alamo• Dies at the Alamo• Ordered to Burn the Alamo:

Refused to do so • Characteristic:

– Makes it back the night before the Battle of the Alamo

– Sees that the Alamo is surrounded and still goes in to fight

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txjbbdrt/bonham.html

Gregorio Esparza

• Not allowed into the Alamo at first.

• Only man buried at Alamo• Francisco Esparza:

– Asks Santa Anna for permission to bury his brother.

http://www.texastejano.com/history/gregorio-esparza/

Green Jameson

• Architect of the Alamo • Rebuilding:

– Walls: taller

– Parapets: ramps that could shoot from

– Palisade: steel or wooden fence used in defense

http://www.lurj.org/article.php/vol1n2/alamo.xml

Ben Milam

• Dies at the Battle of San Antonio, before the Alamo

• 1822: Joins James Long on a filibuster attempt

• Love Life: Jane Long, Mother of Texas.

• Imprisoned: Trying to overthrow the Mexican Government

• Who will go with Old Ben Milam into San Antonio?

• Battle of Bexar: – Dec 5-9, 1835 Shot between

eyes on day 3 of battle

– Died : Dec 8 1835http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/bios/milam/milam.html

David Crockett

• Gun named: Old Betsy• War of 1812: Served as a

scout for military• Near Starvation: Made money

skinning animals and then selling the skins.

• Quote: “You can all go to hell, but I’m going to Texas”

• Characteristics Ring-tailed Roarer: Part human, part animal

http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/bios/crockett/crockett.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/liveblog/wp/2013/02/08/david-crockett-celebrity-pioneer-went-from-wrestling-bears-to-wrestling-with-his-image/

William Barrett Travis

• Arrested by Bradburn in Anahuac with Patrick Jack

• Cat’s Eye Ring: Gave his ring to Suzanna Dickson and asked for her to give to his son in Galveston.

• Co-commander with Bowie: Gave orders to destroy the Alamo, but never happened

http://www.lsjunction.com/people/travis.htm

James Walker Fannin

• Slave Smuggling: Illegal, but was a big business

• Revolution:– Gonzales: Small battle, but

we won– Goliad: Small battle, but we

won. Mexico had 400, we had 90.

• Captured at Battle of Coletto Creek

• Massacred at Goliad on March 27, 1836

http://www.evi.com/q/facts_about__james_fannin

Susanna Dickenson

http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/history/bios/dickenson/dickinson_susannah.html

• Survivor of the Alamo• She tells the story of the

Alamo• Knocks on every door in

Galveston until she finds Travis’ son to give him the Cat’s Eye Ring

Santa Anna

• Leader of Mexico• Lived to be 82• Nickname: Napoleon of the West• Travel: Always traveled with

– Red silk tent

– Silver

– Sword was gold with rubies

http://www.art.com/products/p14386934-sa-i3031484/mexican-general-antonio-lopez-de-santa-anna.htm