Travis Pens His Famous Letter From The Alamo

[Craig Tx]

From the Texas State Historical Association

On this day in 1836, William Barret Travis, commanding the Texans under attack in the Alamo, wrote his famous letter addressed "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World."

In the letter, he pledged that he would "never surrender or retreat" and swore "Victory or Death." The predominant message, however, was an entreaty for help: "I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch." Travis knew that his men, besieged by Mexican forces under Martín Perfecto de Cos, could not hold out long without reinforcements. Inspired by his letter, more troops did make their way to San Antonio, but too few and too late to avert disaster. Travis was among the first to die in the battle of the Alamo, on March 6.

Craig

[Uncle Russ]

For whatever reason, I never tire of hearing / reading these stories.

Many heroic acts happened at the Alamo, with many others taking place that we may never hear of!
In my humble opinion, the acts of those defending the Alamo were representative of the thoughts and actions of most Americans back then, and the rest of us in today's America would do well to learn from such patriotism.

 

Uncle Russ...