Bowie, James, 83, 136, 170
at Alamo, 75 ff., 96, 102, 144, 164, 200
death of, 165, 177, 178, 205
early life of, 26-28
and Fuentes, 85, 153
and Houston, 27, 75, 76, 200
illness of, 78, 84-85, 106, 123, 144, 199-200
as leader, 27, 56, 77, 78-79, 84-85, 86, 102, 144
marriage of, 27
and Rose, 75, 147
and Sand Bar fight, 26
and San Saba mine, 27
and 1835 siege of Bexar, 56
and Travis, 84-85, 98, 102, 104, 105-106, 144
Bowie, Ursula, 27, 28, 95
Bradburn, Col. John, 34-35, 36, 37
Brazoria, Tex., 16, 29, 36, 38, 136, 137, 211
Brazos Guards, 90
Brazos River, 186, 187, 188, 199
Breece, Capt. Thomas H., 47
Bringas, Col. Juan, 108, 110
Briscoe, Andrew, 207
Brooks, Capt. John Sowers, 49, 91, 113, 131, 139-140, 152, 204
Brown, Robert, 109
Bryan, Guy, 16
Buffalo, N. Y., 172
Buffalo Bayou, 188, 189, 192, 193
Burgin, Abner, 52
Burleson, Gen. Edward, 56, 57, 58
Burnet, David G., 184, 187
Bustamente, Presidente Anastacio, 35
Bustillo, Domingo, 89
Byron, George Gordon, 42, 134, 174
Cairo, Ill., 21
Candelaria, Madam, 208
Carey, Capt. William R., 57, 86, 107, 108, 162
Caro, Ramón, 66, 67, 149, 158, 177, 196, 198, 203, 206, 209
Cassiano, José, 74, 78
Castañeda, Lt., 38-39
Castrillón, Gen. Manuel Fernandez, 65, 124, 148, 161, 174-175, 196
Cato, Rosanna, 32
“centralism,” 32, 64
Chapultepec, Mex., 212
Charleston, S. C, 17, 43, 56, 168, 173
Charleston Courier, 168
Chenoworth, Capt., 130
Childress, George, 44, 171
cholera, 28
church of the Alamo, 60, 76, 93, 97, 107, 152, 156, 175, 205
Cibolo Creek, 86, 127, 130, 136, 182
Cincinnati, 172, 193
Claiborne, Ala., 32
Clark, Isabelle, 53
Clark, M.B., 214
Clarksville, Ark., 53
Cloud, Daniel William, 21, 41, 43, 54, 173
Coahuila, Mex., 35, 70, 100, 211
Coleman’s Company, 56
Collinsworth, Capt. James, 39-40, 200
colonization of Texas, under Mexico
attempts to encourage, 22-23, 30
empresarios, 22, 35
Law of 1825, 22, 31
misgivings, 31
repressive measures, 31-32, 34, 36-37
Colorado River, 80, 184, 186, 187
Columbia, 17
Columbia, Tex., 16, 29
Columbia Encyclopedia, 207
Columbus, 45, 55
Comanche, 207
Comanches, 29, 181
Committee of Twenty, 44
Committees of Safety, 38, 39
Concepción, Battle of, 56, 90
Connell, Sampson, 182
Constitution of 1824 (Mexican), 32, 49, 100, 210-211
Convention, to establish Texas govt., 81, 129, 141, 142, 204, 211
Conway, M., 56
Copano, Tex., 38, 75, 200
Cós, Gen. Martin Perfecto de, 135
at Alamo, 60, 148, 149, 151, 154, 158, 159-160
at Copano, 38
as leader, 37
at San Antonio, 40, 56, 57, 73
at San Jacinto, 194
and Santa Anna, 37, 67, 138
Cottle, George Washington, 29
couriers from Alamo
Allen, 152, 204-205
Bonham, 91, 98, 117, 132 ff.
Highsmith, 133-134
Johnson, 96, 98
Martin, 15, 107, 126
Seguin, 111-112
Smith, 97-98, 125, 141-143, 204
Smithers, 15-16
Sutherland, 97-98, 125
Courtman, Henry, 47, 48
Crockett, Col. David, 106, 137, 147
at Alamo, 83, 96-97, 107, 109, 115-116, 117, 128, 144, 160, 161-162
death of, 175, 176, 178, 198, 206-207
description of, 52, 115-116
early life of, 49 ff.
at Nacogdoches, 53-54
political career of, 50-53, 169-170
and Tennessee Mounted Volunteers, 54-55, 81-82, 160, 161-162
trip to Texas, 52-55
Cruz, Antonio, 112
Cummings, David P., 46, 82, 83, 86, 88, 127
Cummings, John, 33
Cummings, Rebecca, 33, 34, 142, 145, 186
Cunningham, Robert, 22
customs duties, 35, 36, 65
Damon & Pythias, 44
Darst, Jacob C, 24, 29, 38-39, 126
Davis, G. W„ 214
Davis, John, 214
Declaration of Independence of Texas, 129, 133, 142, 210
Dedrick, George, 42
Degüello, 159
Delgado, Col., 195, 196
Denison, Stephen, 47-48
De Sauque, Capt., 130
Despallier, Charles, 109
Detroit Democratic Free Press, 206
Dewees, William, 24, 25
Diaz, Juan, 101
Dickinson, Capt. Almeron, 38-39, 199
at Alamo, 77, 85, 107, 108, 125, 128, 165
background of, 23, 29-30
death of, 165
and family, 95, 115, 160
Dickinson, Angelina, 95, 153, 156, 166, 175, 179, 180, 207
Dickinson, Susannah, 200, 207
at Alamo, 95, 146, 156, 160, 166, 175-176
and husband, 95, 115, 160
and Santa Anna, 179
and Travis’ speech, 146, 201, 202-203
and trip to Gonzales, 179, 180-182
Dimitt, Capt., 96
Dimitt’s Landing, 121
Dolores cavalry, 124, 133, 161
Dolson, Sgt. George M., 206
Donohoe farm, 186
Dover, Sherod, 56-57, 213
Dromundo, Col. Ricardo, 66, 177
Duel, Lewis, 23
Du Pont, M., 51
Duque, Col. Francisco, 148, 149, 156, 161
Durango, Tex., 66
Duval, Burr H., 204
Duval, William P., 204
Duval’s Kentucky Mustangs, 47
Duvalt, Andrew, 215
earthworks, Mexican, 104, 106, 108, 110, 117, 124, 133, 144, 146
Edward, David, 24-25
El Mosquito Mexicano, 71, 72
empresarios, 22, 35
Esparza, Gregorio, 105, 132, 165, 178, 208, 209
Esparza, Mrs. Gregorio, 175, 176, 208
Esparza, Enrique, 105, 155, 166, 201
Evans, Robert, 165-166
Exchange Hotel (Cincinnati), 172
Fall of the Alamo …, 171
Falmouth, Mass., 26
fandango, 83, 89, 90, 92
Fannin, Col. James Walker, 113, 118, 126, 129, 137, 148, 181
and Alamo, 119-121, 122, 124, 130-131, 132, 139, 152, 199, 204
early life of, 90-91
at Goliad, 90, 98, 99, 112, 117, 119-120, 124, 133, 136, 139-140, 184
as leader, 90-91, 99, 120-121, 122, 140
surrender and death of, 184, 186
Ferguson, Joseph G., 140
Filisola, Gen. Vicente, 70, 72
and Alamo, 210
and San Jacinto, 188, 189, 194
and Santa Anna, 64, 65, 71, 118, 186
firearms
Mexican, 67, 68, 116
Texan, 68, 115
flags
at Alamo, 210-212
blue star, Velasco, 211
“Come and Take It,”
Gonzales, 40
lone star and stripes, Victoria, 211
Moseley Baker’s, 129
New Orleans Greys’, 48, 163, 178, 211, 212
Red, flown from San Fernando, 13, 101, 117, 139
red, white, blue and green, San Felipe, 211
Travis’, purchased for $5, 80, 211
tricolor, Centralist govt., 101, 163
tricolor, two-star, 100-101, 211
tricolor, 1824, 210
Flaherty, Capt., 17
Flanders, John, 20, 21, 125
Flórez rancho, 119
Floyd, Dolphin Ward, 20-21, 23, 125, 153
Floyd, Ester, 125
Fontaine, W. W., 198
Foote, Henry Stuart, 199
Forbes, John, 54
Forsyth, John Hubbard, 19, 20, 81
Fort Defiance, 99, 121
Frankfort (Ky.) Argus, 169
Frankfort (Ky.) Commonwealth, 206-207
Fuentes, Antonio, 85, 95, 153
Fulton, Ark., 53
Fuqua, Galba, 126, 156
Galveston, Tex., 17, 36-37, 188
Galveston Bay, 189
Gaona, Gen. Antonio, 118, 148, 167, 186
and Alamo, 138
and graft, 65-66
on the march, 68, 71, 110, 124, 129, 189
Garcia, Margarito, 108
Garnett, William, 81, 86
Gaston, John E., 39, 126, 213-214
Gaston, Sydney, 126
General Consultation, 38, 56
Georgia, 90, 216, 217, 218, 219
Georgia battalion, 47
German volunteers, 47, 48
Giddings, G. A., 191
Goliad, Texas, 39, 75
couriers to, 91, 96, 98, 117, 132 ff., 152, 204
efforts to relieve Alamo, 112-113, 119-122, 131
preparations to defend, 90-91, 99, 121, 130, 139-140
surrender and massacre, 184, 186, 190
Gonzales, José María, 152, 154
Gonzales, Petra, 95, 208
Gonzales, Texas, 29-30
couriers to, 15, 97-98, 107
relief force, 123 ff., 132, 156
revolution starts at, 38-40
survivors sent to, 179, 180-182
withdrawal from, 182 ff.
Gonzales Mounted Volunteers, 126
Goodrich, Benjamin, 168, 191
Goodrich, Edmund, 168
Goodrich, John Camp, 168
Gorostiza, Manuel Eduardo de, 17
Grant, Dr. James, 58, 139
Gray, William, 191
Greeley, Horace, 190, 191
Greensborough, Ala., 172
Grimes, Jesse, 142, 143, 211
Guadalupe River, 15, 39, 125, 127, 129, 130, 182
Guerrero, José María (“Brigido”), 166, 208, 213
Guide to Texas Immigrants, 30
guns of Alamo, 13, 76, 77, 98, 101, 106, 108-109, 114-115, 123, 128, 143, 155
Hagerty, James, 204
“Hail, the Conquering Hero Comes,” 53
Hamilton, Gov., 135
Hamm, Mrs., 33
Harrisburg, Tex, 184, 187, 188, 189, 190, 194
Hawkins, M., 211
Herrera, Bias, 87
Hewlitt’s Coffee House (New Orleans), 17
Highsmith, Ben, 133-134
Hill, Henry, 44
Hill, Capt. W. G., 205
Holley, Mary Austin, 25, 172, 207
Hondo River, 89
House, Ester, 125
Houston, Sam, 46, 59, 104, 198
and Alamo, 75-76, 79, 181, 182, 200-201, 208-209
and appeal for American aid, 41, 43
and Bonham, 132-133, 135-136
and Bowie, 27, 75-76, 84
as congressman, 42
early life of, 24
and Goliad, 186
as governor of Tenn., 24
and Lamar, 194
as leader, 111, 182, 183
and Mrs. Millsaps, 184
and retreat from Gonzales, 182-186
and San Jacinto, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 194, 195, 196
and Santa Anna, 196
and Swarthout, 29
Illinois, 21, 23
Indalencio, Juan, 101
independence, sentiment in Texas for, 35, 48-49, 78, 210-212
Indiana, 21
Iturbi, Augustin, 63
Jack, Patrick, 34-35
Jackson, Andrew, 17, 51, 169-170
Jackson, Tenn., 24, 167
Jackson, William Daniel, 23, 86
Jameson, Green B., 23
and Alamo, 76, 77, 86, 102, 114, 115, 116, 137, 144, 159
as lawyer, 29, 59
Jenkins, John, 182
Jiménez battalion, 101, 149, 150, 163, 165
Joe (slave), 153, 155, 156, 176-177, 179, 180-181, 207, 208
Johnson (courier), 96, 98
Johnson, Col. Frank, 58, 101, 122, 133, 139
Jones, Isaac, 53
Karnes, Henry, 181
Kellogg, Johnnie, 126, 153
Kellogg, Sydney, 126, 182, 184
Kent, Andrew, 23, 153
Kent, Elizabeth, 23
Kentucky, 21, 23, 95
Kentucky Mustangs, 47
Kerr, Nathaniel, 83
Kimball, George C., 125, 126, 127, 130, 133, 153, 162
Kimball, Prudence, 125
King, John G., 126, 127, 213
King, William P., 127
Labadie, Dr. N. D., 207
Lafitte, jean, 26
Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte, 194
La Pena, see Peña
Laredo, Tex., 73, 87, 100
La Villita, San Antonio, 109, 110, 111, 115, 144, 145
Ledon, Dr. Luis Castrillo, 212
Lentner, Capt., 55
Leona River, 79
Leon Creek, 93
Lewis, Nat, 26, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97-98
Lewis, William Irvine, 46
Lewiston, Pa., 46
Lexington, Ky., 172
“Lexington of Texas,” 125
Liberty, Tex., 32, 82
Lindley, Jonathan L., 23, 126
“Line Speech” by Travis, 146, 201-204
Linn, John J., 30
Linn, William, 48
Lion Theatre (Boston), 17
Little Goodie Two Shoes, 17
Little Rock, Ark., 53
long barracks, 59, 96, 163, 205
Loranca, Sgt., 205
Lost Prairie, Ark., 53
Louisiana, 26
Louisville, Ky., 21
Louisville Journal, 170
low barracks, 59-60, 97, 106, 116, 205
Lundy, Benjamin, 169
Lynch’s Ferry, 188, 189, 192, 193
McCardle, Henry Arthur, 199
McCoy, Jesse, 29-30, 126
McDonald & Arnold’s, 45
McDowell, William, 46-47, 54
McGregor, John, 29, 86, 115, 117, 128
McKean’s bookstore, 23
McKinney & Williams, 205
McMullen house, 108
Macon, Ga., 44
Madison, James, 46, 201
Main Plaza, 26, 81, 85, 93, 101, 105, 128, 150, 176
mal de lengua, 72
Malone, William T., 23, 86
maps:
Mexican plan for assault, 157
San Antonio during siege, 103
Santa Anna’s route to San Antonio, 69
Santa Anna’s route to San Jacinto, 185
Marengo County, Ala., 55
Martha, 36-37
Martin, Albert, 15, 38-39, 102, 104, 107, 126
Martinez, Lt. Damasco, 163
Masonic Hall (N.Y.), 171
Massachusetts, 20, 21
Matagorda, Tex., 189
Matamoros, Mex., 58
Matamoros expedition, 58, 76, 90, 91, 110, 122, 136, 148, 149, 150, 165
Matawamkeag, 47
Maverick, Sam, 57, 81
Mayan Indians, 66, 71
Medina, Battle of, 63
Medina River, 87, 90
Melton, Eliel, 132, 161
Memphis, Tenn., 44, 52
Memphis Enquirer, 169, 170, 173
Menchaca, Manuel, 90, 98, 119
Menefee, Sally, 168
Mexican army, organization of, 69-70
finances, 65, 73
graft, 65-66, 177
medical service, 72, 148, 177
supplies, 67, 73, 119
transport, 70
uniforms, 68
weapons, 67, 68
Mexicans in the Alamo, 87, 95, 111, 141, 145, 155
Mexico, 22, 31-32
Mexico City, 64, 119, 177, 178
Mifflin County, Pa., 46
Milam, Ben, 57
Military Plaza, 26, 93, 97, 101
Mill Creek, Tex., 33, 186
Miller, Thomas R., 126, 153
Millsaps, Isaac, 126
Millsaps, Mrs. Isaac, 184
Mims, Joseph, 121
Mississippi, 190
Missouri, 21, 23, 24, 26
Mobile, Ala., 17, 44, 135, 171
Mobile Greys, 47, 135
Monclova, Mex., 36, 70, 73
Monterey Cathedral, 65
Montgomery, Ala., 135
Moore, Robert B., 48
Moore, Willis, 141
Morales, Col., 110, 149, 160, 163, 165, 186
“Muldoon Catholics,” 31
Musquiz, Gov., 89
Musquiz house, 95, 176
Musselman, Robert, 46, 48
Nacogdoches, Tex., 16, 29, 41, 45-46, 48, 49, 53, 54, 75, 86, 147, 186, 208
Nacogdoches County Courthouse, 202
Nacogdoches County Land Office, 214
Nash, Prudence, 125
Nashville, Tenn., 44, 168
Natchez, Miss., 44, 171-172, 173
Natchez Courier, 170
Natchitoches, La., 41, 43
Natchitoches (La.) Red River Herald, 41
National Intelligencer, 17-18
Nava, Andres, 198
Navarro, Gertrudis, 95, 164-165, 176, 208
Navarro, Juana, see Alsbury
Navarro, Louisiano, 178-179
Navarro, Capt. José Juan Sanchez, see Sanchez Navarro family, 77
Navarro home, 176
Neill, Col. James C, 58-59, 61, 75-76, 77, 79, 83-84, 211
New Orleans, La., 17, 21, 22-23, 45-46, 47, 55, 168, 207
New Orleans Bee, 18, 21
New Orleans Commercial Bulletin, 45, 167, 168-169, 170-171
New Orleans Greys, 46, 47-49, 55, 59, 76, 140, 178, 211, 212
New Orleans Post-Union, 207
New Washington, Tex., 188, 189
New York, N. Y., 17, 20, 45, 47, 168, 171
New York American, 18
New York Commercial Advertiser, 20, 42, 45
New York Evening Post, 17
New York Post, 169
Nixon house, 104
Nobles, Lt., 96
North Carolina, 20, 24, 46
Nueces River, 79, 88, 89
Nuevo León, Mex., 73