With gratitude to the brave men who laid down their lives in the fight for Texas liberty.

Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose.
Some words give you a feeling. Republic is one of those words that makes me tight in the throat the same tightness a man gets when his baby takes his first step or his first baby shaves and makes his first sound as a man. Some words can give you a feeling that makes your heart warm.
Republic is one of those words.
- John Wayne as Davy Crockett, The Alamo

God bless Jonathan Lindley and Albert Calvin Grimes.

The essence of what being a Texan is, wrapped up in a sacred building. Spectacular picture, btw.

Damn, I'm proud to be a native Texan.

http://www.sonsofdewittcolony.org//sthland1.htm
Written account of the siege by Dr Sutherland that was sent to find Seguin. Only written account by someone that was there. His nephew was killed at the battle. He later founded Sutherland Springs where a few years back an idiot went to a church and mass murdered many there. The whole Dewitt Colony collection is good reading.

God bless Texas

Direct descendent of John Hays here. Couldn't be prouder to have that as part of my bloodline. I hope that rebellious, proud, and rowdy spirit never leaves the people of this state.

God Bless Texas!

My maternal grandmother was orphaned very young and raised along with her siblings by Granny Winters, granddaughter of the Winters on the San Jacinto monument.

"Texas would never break up into 5 different states, which new state would get the Alamo?"

Anonymous.



My favorite toy when I I was growing up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_divisionism

One of the greatest letters in all of human history.

The blood of those men watered the tree of Liberty for us all.

Here.

Dr. Sutherland and his nephew are ur descendants and we are proud f that fact. Read the account in my previous note for the account of the siege and events other than just within the walls.

Thank you OP for reminder.

Thank God I am a Texan!!!

John Bascom Reagor (and wife Elizabeth) came to around the Waxahachie area sometime in the early-mid 19th century (and Reagor Springs, somewhere around 1849).

TresPuertas said:

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Direct descendent of John Hays here. Couldn't be prouder to have that as part of my bloodline. I hope that rebellious, proud, and rowdy spirit never leaves the people of this state.

God Bless Texas!

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Did John Hays have ties to Texas? I recall a John Hays from up north that was an advisor to Abraham Lincoln but I didn't think he ever made his way to Texas. My grandmother was a Hays from Kingsville so that name always catches my attention.

One of my biggest regrets was not paying more attention in my Texas history class.
I'd eat all that up now

Andrew Kent (4x great grandfather)Participant in the "Battle of Gonzales" and one of the Immortal 32 who rode into the Alamo during the siege, where he later fell….

Love Texas. Best state and place in the world.

BaileyAg said:

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One of my biggest regrets was not paying more attention in my Texas history class.
I'd eat all that up now

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There are plenty of good books on our State's history. Pick one or more of them up and read. It's not too late if you want to learn more.

I'm currently reading The Lost War For Texas (written by a TexAgs poster, aalan) that tells the less known story of the first attempt at revolution in Texas, some 30 years before the Alamo.

I went to the South Carolina game in November and some genius Gamecock fan had this sign prominently displayed at his tailgate.



I gave him a quick history lesson and said "so thanks for nothin'."

John Coffee Hayes was from Tennessee.

His father served with Andrew Jackson.

Jackson wrote Hayes a letter of recommendation when he left for Texas to present to fellow Tennessean Sam Houston.

Tennessee originally.

Died during the siege. His name is in the memorial in the Alamo.

https://www.thealamo.org/remember/battle-and-revolution/defenders/john-m-hays

And not to be confused with John Coffee Hays. the original Ranger and Comanche Hunter. As far as I can tell I'm of no relation to him (which kind of sucks because hes a badass. )

The different spellings of Hays can get confusing and mix you up pretty easily. But we come from the Hays variant

My grandmother's great grandfather Raleigh Rogers fought at San Jacinto and settled in. What is now the Conroe area.

Just as with Israel having to fight Arab armies...

we are lucky that we had to fight wars against Mexicans and Canadians in the 18th and 19th Centuries

and not the Prussians or Russians or French!

Hank the Grifter said:

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I went to the South Carolina game in November and some genius Gamecock fan had this sign prominently displayed at his tailgate.



I gave him a quick history lesson and said "so thanks for nothin'."

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What a dope that guy was. Good bull.

FIDO95 said:

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One of the greatest letters in all of human history.

The blood of those men watered the tree of Liberty for us all.

Here.

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Travis was 26 years old when he penned that letter.

God bless those men.

The bittersweet story of the Alamo, to me, is that the rise of Texas may not have happened without the fall of the Alamo. Those two weeks of siege allowed General Sam Houston to raise an army. The siege of the Alamo (and Goliad massacre) was used to recruit and motivate his army. I don't doubt that the garrison at the Alamo expected reinforcements, which never materialized, and that is a difficult part of the story. But Sam Houston knew the Alamo was not the time or place for his small army. The time and place was San Jacinto! But without the Alamo, San Jacinto does not happen. Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!

TEXAS FOREVER!!!!!!!

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Hank the Grifter said:

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I went to the South Carolina game in November and some genius Gamecock fan had this sign prominently displayed at his tailgate.



I gave him a quick history lesson and said "so thanks for nothin'."

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el_guapo said:

What a dope that guy was. Good bull.

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Let's give him credit for the first half of his statement; everything else is just a bunch of multicolored letters.

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FIDO95 said:

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One of the greatest letters in all of human history.

The blood of those men watered the tree of Liberty for us all.

Here.

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Old May Banker said:

Travis was 26 years old when he penned that letter.

God bless those men.

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Amen. So proud to be a Texan.

doubledog said:

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"Texas would never break up into 5 different states, which new state would get the Alamo?"

Anonymous.



My favorite toy when I I was growing up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_divisionism

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Those are some bow-legged dudes in front.

Cobra39

Timely discovery

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/1st-new-discovery-alamo-119503745

God bless Texas and all multi-generational Texans!

The Blood of Heroes by James Donovan is an excellent book about the men who shaped the Republic of Texas. It goes into the whole life of many of the men, including Santa Anna.

A great read for any history lover!

I love the fact that so many guys like Travis, Houston, Bowie ect were men who came to Texas for a second chance on life. Most had failed and needed a restart, and because of that, Texas was born. God uses the flawed and broken to serve as key people in his plan!