- ENDED - Alamo Battlefield Relics - American Civil War Forums
I won this lot several weeks ago at auction, and am keeping just one rifle ball out of the original group, selling the remainder These items are documented from a 2008 archaeological dig beneath The History Shop, located across the street from what was the north wall of the ALAMO Items for
- Raising the black flag - American Civil War Forums
In the battle of the Alamo (Texas War of Independance), General Santa Anna flew the black flag, accompanied by the song "Deguello" which indicated that no prisoners would be taken
- NF - Will “The last full Measure” movie, ever be made? | Civil War . . .
The 2004 Alamo film is the perfect example, great movie, way better on history and props than any other Alamo movie before it, (or Gods Generals and a lot of other historical movies for that matter), and a distributors worst nightmare at the box office Nope no Last Full Measure
- An old Gary Larson humor moment on Gettysburg | Gettysburg
My favorite historical Larson is the Alamo one: View attachment 489327 This was also my favorite Larson cartoon!
- Tell me more! - Blue cannon carriage. | Cannons Artillery Crew . . .
There is a cannon at the Alamo on a blue carriage but that was a Spanish military thing, I think
- Should Houston have marched to relief of Alamo?
IMO, the Alamo garrison should have withdrawn joined with Houston This would mean abandoning the townsfolk, the sick and wounded of the garrison (including its commander) to be executed, and all the artillery and ammunition Plus it would mean nothing would stand between Santa Anna's forces and the towns and farms in the interior
- Louis Marx The Battle of the Blue and the Gray
But of course my most treasured were The Battle of the Blue and the Gray, Fort Apache, and Davy Crockett at the Alamo, in no particular order As you can see, I also saved the relevant pages from the Sears Roebuck Wish Book, reproduced here
- Uniforms - Home guard uniforms North and South. | Ranks, Uniforms . . .
There were "Old Pattern Jackets" Infantry and Artillery still in stores at the Alamo, unissued and damaged, and while I've known a lot of folks to believe with their hearts them to be Mex War jackets, the M1852 existing, and this image's jacket being so dang close I'd bet they were issued Perhaps the one in the photo is a variant or modification?
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