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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 98 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 82 10 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 11.1, Texas (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 69 3 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 58 8 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 40 0 Browse Search
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States 32 0 Browse Search
Allan Pinkerton, The spy in the rebellion; being a true history of the spy system of the United States Army during the late rebellion, revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public, compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln , General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal-General . 28 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 26 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 24 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 21 1 Browse Search
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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 5: the Texan Revolution. (search)
mbat at conception mission. Cos surrenders San Antonio. the General Consultation of 1835. Provise estimated at 7,000, of whom 2,000 were at San Antonio and 500 at Nacogdoches, including a good ma the citizens; and General Cos moved toward San Antonio, declaring his intention to establish militving approached within a mile and a half of San Antonio, found his little troop surrounded at the Conists. General Cos had strongly fortified San Antonio, and intrenched himself there with an army Rio Grande, and on the 23d appeared before San Antonio. Instead of finding this stronghold of theirs, he could have confronted Santa Anna at San Antonio, or on the banks of the Colorado, with 3,00ile the main force of Santa Anna marched on San Antonio, a column under General Urrea swept up the outrage and cruelty. Santa Anna entered San Antonio without resistance; the commandant, Colonel which Filisola and Gaona were to retire to San Antonio, and Urrea to Victoria. According to Filis[2 more...]
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 6: as Texan soldier. (search)
rmed for the most part by Colonel Seguin at San Antonio, reported with certainty the enemy's force,arrival at this place, news reached us from San Antonio of the approach and investment of that devoe cause. Yesterday an express arrived from San Antonio, which informs us that the rumor was causedhe most energetic manner. The commander of San Antonio says that things bear a threatening aspect you in my last of my intention of going to San Antonio de Bexar with a small force, for the purposposed to his making his headquarters beyond San Antonio. On February 26th H. McLeod writes very em country, to ride down at their pleasure to San Antonio to trade, receive presents, and offer prisodicate a distance of about three miles from San Antonio. Not caring to discuss the delicate subjecn was already in motion in the direction of San Antonio. The dispatch from the Secretary of War, c were required of him, he would not involve San Antonio in his destruction. He therefore advanced
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 7: Secretary of War. (search)
f the settlers. a band of Comanches visits San Antonio. treaty. San Antonio massacre. its dramaSan Antonio massacre. its dramatic and deadly features. Comanche War. defeat of the Indians. The outlook of Texas seemed anytaty and the appearance of Santa Anna before San Antonio; and this ill-omened, futile, and wasteful ection. Houston was 200 miles to the east; San Antonio, 80 miles southwest; the Gulf, 150 miles diterward they killed a party of six men near San Antonio. Louis P. Cooke, one of the commissionen the autumn of 1839 some Comanches came to San Antonio and informed Colonel Karnes that all the baoners, and that they must not come again to San Antonio without them. Colonel Fisher, who succeedearrative herein given of the occurrences at San Antonio is somewhat different from, and more detailand thirty-three women and children entered San Antonio. Major Howard arrived at the same time, rat them that he had forbidden them to come to San Antonio without their prisoners, thirteen of whom t
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 8: 1840-1845. (search)
cted President. renewal of Mexican invasions. Vasquez captures San Antonio. volunteers assemble to retaliate. disbanded by the President.ton's do-nothing policy. another Mexican invasion. Woll enters San Antonio and captures the court and bar. bill passed by Congress for the1842, General Vasquez, with a column of 700 men, appeared before San Antonio. As the force there consisted of only 100 men, under Colonel Jo them. Eight days later 3,500 Texan volunteers had assembled at San Antonio under Burleson, and they impatiently demanded to be led in pursuVasquez in March. On September 11th General Adrian Woll entered San Antonio with a force of 1,200 men. Congress, warned, by Vasquez's invasiand a competent commander was felt when Woll burst suddenly upon San Antonio with his rancheros. He captured the judge and bar of the distrided and massacred by the Mexicans. After a week's occupation of San Antonio, Woll retreated with his prisoners and plunder unmolested, havin
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., chapter 13 (search)
over. Having been ordered, on the 2d of April, to proceed to San Antonio to take command of the department, he made the journey on horsebrehensions at that time. On the 21st of August, writing from San Antonio to the author, he says: The best friends of the Union begireedy wreckers. May Divine interposition prevent the shock! San Antonio, Texas, September 12, 1856. My dear son: We are all well, but gooown as the Blanco, within twenty miles of Austin, and even below San Antonio, in September. The arrival of the Second Cavalry changed the asWilliam E. Jones, General Johnston sent the following reply: San Antonio, Texas, December 1, 1S56. dear sir: Your letter in relation to th the son of a friend of General Johnston, and, having settled at San Antonio as a lawyer while the latter had his headquarters there, was at lows by my informant: A battalion was raised in and around San Antonio to go to General Walker's assistance, and I was waited upon by a
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 18: the desert journey. (search)
your trials Give my love to our dear children. At Mesilla, the party disbanded, most of them taking the stage for San Antonio, and, on by land, to New Orleans. Ridley says: There was a stage from Mesilla to San Antonio, and some of our pSan Antonio, and some of our party availed themselves of it at once. The general, after nearly two weeks unavoidable delay, proceeded by the same conveyance, from El Paso. He did this very reluctantly, and would have remained with us, until the last of the party could start for San Antonio, but for our urging upon him the necessity of getting to Richmond as fast as possible. In his entire forgetfulness of self, lie was ever ready to sacrifice himself and his own interests and desires for others. Among the little incforded us a most comfortable night's lodging. The journey from Los Angeles to Mesilla was 800 miles, and thence to San Antonio, the frontier city of Texas, 700 more. It was made under the burning glare of a July sun, through wastes of shifting