Twin Sisters Approved

[Craig Tx]

From the Texas State Historical Association

Ohioans come to the aid of Texas with "Twin Sisters"

On this day in 1835, the people of Cincinnati, Ohio, decided to aid the cause of the Texas Revolution by raising funds to procure two cannons. Since the United States was taking an official stance of neutrality toward the rebellion in Texas, the citizens of Cincinnati referred to their cannon as "hollow ware." Two guns, probably six pounders, were manufactured at the foundry of Greenwood and Webb in Cincinnati and then shipped down the Mississippi to New Orleans. The cannons arrived in Galveston at the beginning of April 1836, accompanied by the family of a Dr. Charles Rice. The guns were presented to representatives of Texas under the sponsorship of Dr. Rice's twin daughters, Elizabeth and Eleanor. Someone in the crowd made notice of the fact that there were two sets of twins in the presentation, the girls and the guns, and thus the cannons became the Twin Sisters. The guns went into action on April 20, and, under the command of George W. Hockley, supported the infantry assault the next day at the battle of San Jacinto. Along with the Gonzales "come and take it" cannon, the Twin Sisters are among the most famous weapons of the Texas Revolution.


Craig

[Bison Horn]

Love this history as many of the folk's names in all this are the names of towns and county's in this great state. BH

[Craig Tx]

Yup, and they're spread even further.  A Goliad survivor, Hermann Ehrenberg, later in life migrated to Arizona.  He made such an impact that a feature in the Grand Canyon is named for him.

Craig