Here's my latest blog entry. A letter from San Jacinto (actually from New Orleans)
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In 1836, a wave of "Texas Fever" swept the United States and young men from across the country rushed to Texas in an enthusiastic response to the Texas Revolution. A similar wave of volunteerism had come the year before, with tragic results. Many of these early volunteers died at the Alamo and Goliad. But when news of these atrocities reached America, a new crop of volunteers headed South.
One of these was Reuben Ross, Jr.
Read More:
Reuben Ross Letter from San Jacinto
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[/url]In 1836, a wave of "Texas Fever" swept the United States and young men from across the country rushed to Texas in an enthusiastic response to the Texas Revolution. A similar wave of volunteerism had come the year before, with tragic results. Many of these early volunteers died at the Alamo and Goliad. But when news of these atrocities reached America, a new crop of volunteers headed South.
One of these was Reuben Ross, Jr.
Read More:
Reuben Ross Letter from San Jacinto
[url=http://www.texhist.com/2017/04/reuben-ross-letter-from-san-jacinto.html][/url]