The two armies were now drawn up in complete order. There were seven hundred Texans on the field, and Santa Anna's troops numbered over eighteen
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Santa Ana Moves on Houston
The next day, about nine o'clock, troops were discovered advancing along the prairie ridge in the direction of the Mexican encampment, which produced
Houston at the Brazos
The march to Harrisburg was effected through the greatest possible difficulties.Continuing The Texas Rebellion,with a selection from a speech by
Disaster at Goliad
Though the most gallant spirits were there with him, he remained in the situation all that night and the next day, when a flag of truce was presented;
The Texas Rebellion
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Defeat at the Alamo.IntroductionImagine a football game where one team
The Final Proclamation
Today's installment concludes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation,the name of our combined selection from John Hay and by John G. Nicolay and
The Prelimary Document
That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State . .
The Statesmanship Problem
Fame is due Mr. Lincoln, not alone because he decreed emancipation, but because events so shaped themselves under his guidance as to render the
The Grand Purpose
In these extracts we have the President's outline explanation of the legal validity of the proclamation.Continuing Lincoln's Emancipation