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aladatrot
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« on: January 31, 2011, 04:21:45 pm » |
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Dinah, your post with the Texas Confidence Can't Be Shaken was awesome. It reminded me of something else that was pretty awesome but in a different way. Travis was 26 years old when he had this on his plate. You are right, when a Texan puts their mind to something, we tend to be pretty unwaivering no matter the prospective outcome.....
Commandancy of the Alamo
Bexar, Fby. 24th, 1836
To the People of Texas &
all Americans in the world
Fellow Citizens & Compatriots
I am besieged by a thousand
or more of the Mexicans under
Santa Anna. I have sustained a
continual bombardment &
cannonade for 24 hours & have
not lost a man. The enemy
has demanded a surrender at
discretion, otherwise the garrison
are to be put to the sword if
the fort is taken. I have answered
the demand with a cannon
shot, and our flag still waves
proudly from the walls. I
shall never surrender nor retreat.
Then, I call on you in the
name of Liberty, of patriotism, &
of everything dear to the American
character, to come to our aid
with all dispatch. The enemy is
receiving reinforcements daily &
will no doubt increase to three or
four thousand in four or five days.
If this call is neglected, I am deter-
mined to sustain myself as long as
possible & die like a soldier
who never forgets what is due to
his own honor & that of his
country.
Victory or Death
William Barret Travis
Lt. Col. Comdt.
P. S. The Lord is on our side.
When the enemy appeared in sight
we had not three bushels of corn.
We have since found in deserted
houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into
the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves.
Travis
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Cajunjag
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2011, 04:25:04 pm » |
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That's what I'm talking about!
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jdt
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 08:24:02 pm » |
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YESSUMM !! and yall dont forget about all the tennesseans , kentuckians and georgians that were in the alamo and in houstons army !
( houston was a tenneseean too lol )
YESSUM , and yall dont forget about all the tennesseeans , kentuckians and georgians that were at the alamo , and with sam houston
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djhogdogger
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 08:39:10 pm » |
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Yes, that is good ol' Texas determination at its finest!  |
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aladatrot
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 09:05:19 pm » |
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Jdt, they may have been from Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, but they were all Texans.  Cheers M |
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« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2011, 09:05:23 am » |
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i agree !
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buddybegone
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2011, 09:21:33 am » |
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yes mamm and Merle Haggard says it pretty well in his song (FIGHTING SIDE OF ME)
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DoGgONit
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2011, 04:36:27 pm » |
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texan by the grace of god!!!
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