To Texans
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:47 pm
Do we still have the spririt and dedication these past Texans did ?
Considered to be one of the most heroic documents in American History, this call to arms by William Barret Travis was carried through enemy lines by Albert Martin, a 30 year old Tennessean.
In response, 32 brave men bid farewell to their families and rode with Martin from Gonzales to the Alamo, which was surrounded by over 5,000 of Santa Anna's best troops. In the pre-dawn hours on the first March, the men from Gonzales fought their way through the Mexican lines – no other help was able to reach Travis in time. The Alamo fell on March 6, 1836, and the 182 defenders were lost in the name of Texas Liberty.
To The People of Texas and
All Americans In The World --
February 24, 1836
Fellow citizens & compatriots --
I am beseiged, 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, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls -- I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, & every thing 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 determined 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
Considered to be one of the most heroic documents in American History, this call to arms by William Barret Travis was carried through enemy lines by Albert Martin, a 30 year old Tennessean.
In response, 32 brave men bid farewell to their families and rode with Martin from Gonzales to the Alamo, which was surrounded by over 5,000 of Santa Anna's best troops. In the pre-dawn hours on the first March, the men from Gonzales fought their way through the Mexican lines – no other help was able to reach Travis in time. The Alamo fell on March 6, 1836, and the 182 defenders were lost in the name of Texas Liberty.
To The People of Texas and
All Americans In The World --
February 24, 1836
Fellow citizens & compatriots --
I am beseiged, 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, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls -- I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, & every thing 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 determined 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
