Bowie’s Men Charge Mexican Supply Train at Grass Fight The brittle winter grass crunched beneath their boots as James Bowie’s cavalry pressed forward through the mesquite thickets. November 26, 1835, dawned cold and crisp near Alazan Creek, five miles southwest of San Antonio de Béxar. The glint of morning sunlight caught rifle barrels as forty…
Category: Texas History
Gunfighters’ Ethos of Honor in the Old West
Gunfighters’ Ethos of Honor in the Old West They were called gun-men, gunmen, shootists, man-killers, and gunslingers, but the Western press eventually settled on the all-inclusive term “gunfighter.” By definition, they were “anyone in the Old West who took part in one or more notable exchanges of gunfire among civilians, not involving Native Americans…
189 Years Ago Today The Republic of Texas was Born!
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836 On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.” Similar to the United States Declaration of Independence, this document focused on the rights of citizens to “life” and “liberty”…
On This Day in History: February 23, 1836
Battle of the Alamo In 1835, Texas, which was then under the control of the Mexican Republic, rebelled against its overlords. Though there was a fierce debate among Texians as to whether they wanted to declare independence or simply force a return to the freer Mexican constitution of 1824, eventually the rebels did declare…
Reference Library: CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual
CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual (Via: HSDL) This historical document was originally published by the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS; now the Central Intelligence Agency) in 1944, for use by OSS agents in motivating or recruiting potential foreign saboteurs. Agents were granted permission to print and disseminate portions of the document as…
What Would Josey Wales Do?
H/T: The Burning Platform What Would Josey Wales Do? As our political, economic, civic, and social structures continue to degrade, dissolve, and disintegrate before our very eyes, it is easy to become apathetic and surrender to hopelessness. There are relentless powerful forces actively trying to destroy the fabric of our society and force the…
Know Your Texas History: Secession is Not Treason!
Secession is Not Treason! Following the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in 1860, the Southern secessionist movement began in earnest. South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union when it passed an Ordinance of Secession on December 20, 1860. During January 1861, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,…
Know Your Southern History: Can John C. Calhoun Save America?
Can John C. Calhoun Save America? Calhoun’s Roadmap for a New America? America is already experiencing a soft secession movement with more conservative citizens leading the way in moving away from the socialist disasters of New York, California, Illinois, and almost all of the big cities run by the hard-Left Democrat party political machines. …
Gun Rights Revisited
Gun Rights Revisited “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” It goes without saying that any visitor to this website is familiar with the text of the Second Amendment; I would also expect that…
Texas News: Happy Belated San Jacinto Day!
Happy San Jacinto Day, 2024: Texas Celebrates 188 Years Of Not Being Ruled By Mexico Being a Sunday I missed one of Texas’ Red Letter Dates, so I humbly apologize to my Texas ancestors (namely Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin!) Please join me in Celebrating the Sovereign Republic of Texas! Our History is…