San Antonio Express 3 March 1877 - The 2d of March - Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence - Surviving Veterans of the Battle of the Alamo, Battle of San Jacinto and Battle of Goliad

San Antonio Express 3 March 1877 - The 2d of March - Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence - Surviving Veterans of the Battle of the Alamo, Battle of San Jacinto and Battle of Goliad

    

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Publication: San Antonio Express

Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States Of America

Issue Date: March 3, 1877

Page: 7

The 2d of March.

Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Partial List of the Surviving Veterans.

Forty one years ago yesterday, while the Spanish guns were booming through the San Antonio Valley and a storm of bullets were hissing over our city, while the long and terrible death struggle in the Alamo was in progress amid the shouts of defiance from within and the savage yells of the besiegers thirsting for blood, We're renting the air without, and the crash of cannons and rattle of musketry was over all at the town of Washington. On the Brazos, a convention of the heroic sons of Texas declared their independence of the Spanish crown.

Yesterday morning in honor of the 41st anniversary of that heroic declaration, the old flag of the Republic of Texas - two bars, red and white, attached to a blue ensign bearing the "Lone Star" - was unfurled in front of the headquarters of the Texas War Veterans on Soledad Street, nearly opposite the post office. And as the gray veterans gathered under it and gazed with loving admiration upon the bright folds of that flag and had been baptized in their blood when it ran swift and warm from their veins, strange stories of heroic, daring, and heroic suffering as well, could be heard from lips that are blanching now, but with age; invoices, tremulous now, but which once rang out in vigorous shouts, in wild hurrahs of war.

It was the intention of the veterans to parade yesterday morning; but the idea was abandoned on account of the money condition of the streets, and no formal celebration was held. The veterans mostly ceased their labors however, and passed the day in "fighting their battles over again," their tales of life upon the field and the deadly charge, holding long the attention of the younger class, who listened in wonder and with bated breath.

We append a list of the survivors of the war for independence who now live in this city or county with a note of service as far as our imperfect record gave:

J.P. Alsbury, H.P. Brewster, Nep. Flores, Antonio Menchaca, Edward Miles, Ben Thomas, Nep. Navarro and John Coker - in the battle of San Jacinto.

Peter Gallagher; Nic Ladner, C. Ramirez, and John C. Howard, Santa Fe prisoners.

J.R. Brown, L. Calqahoun and A.J. Leslie, captured in San Antonio in Sept. 1811 by Gen. Adrian Wall.

John R. Baylor - battle of Goliad.

J.F. Peacock - Mier prisoner.

F.L. Paschal (President of the Veteran association), Peter Tamlinson, Jefferson McGraw, Sam Smith, Geo C. Cupples, P.S. Buquor, Antonio Guerra, Jose Maria Guerrero, Antonio Oliva, Mateo Maldonado, Juan Jose Sanchez, Julian Cobarubio, Justo Travieso, Julian Dias, Pedro Gaona, Matio Cassillas, Francisco Hernandez, Sefarino Huizar, Juan Reyes, F. Flores y Morales, Ramon Reyna, Juan Gimenes, Diego Gonzales, Clemente Bustillo, Fr. Miraudo, Martin Rodriguez, R. Flores, Bruno Almance, Brigido Guerrero, Leandro de los Reyes, Andres Mata, Pablo Casillas, Pablo Salinas, Ygnacio Espinosa, Jose Alameda, Juan Jose Flores, Juan Rodriguez, Leandro Chaves, Cayetano Castillo, Gabriel Gonzales, Juan Montalvo, Matias Carrillo, Jose Simon Garza, Ricardo Hernandez, Fr. Dias, Pedro Tejeda, Hilario Martinas Fisk, Antonio Menchaca, Fr. Castillo, Shadrach Casey, Catetano Rivas, Estevan Uron, Tomas Amador, Fr. Uriegas, Julian Contis, Antonio Basquez, Benino de Leon, Balentin Montes, Bicente Martinez, Candelano Villanueva, Fernando Gortano, Remigio Casanova, Roman Martinez, Macidonio Mirando, Juan Fr. Cuellar, Paulino Francisco Marin, Antonio Rodriguez.