" Charley
Your coments on the 2nd adobe wells fight am i right in saying bill hickok and bat masterson were among the men fighting. As for billy dixon i read a while ago he climbed on to a roof rested his rifle,aimed fired it was the sharps big…"
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i would like someone to get back to me about davy[david] crockett his death he was NOT taken by the mexicans he was killed at the church doors i have here accounts of what people saw mexican and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt May 27, 2012.
Alamo
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HiI am from england which might explain a few things, the Alamo has intrested me since i met Fess Parker in Leeds, Yorkshire,England, in 1954/55 i have read books, been on the internet even spent…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt Apr 11, 2012.
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C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to john henry harper's discussion alamo
"Lorenzo de Zavala was the 1st Vice President of the Republic of Texas & the 'father' of the Texas public school system. Antonio Navarro was another Texas patriot, as was Juan N. Seguin, for whom my home town is named. …"
john henry harper replied to john henry harper's discussion alamo
"Well Charley
Thank you for that quote"the rest is accurate" i have been kicking this alamo about for years and now i have assess to a computer and got what i think is a great deal of information,to say i was not there but i think i…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to john henry harper's discussion alamo
"Memory glitch. The original name of San Antonio was San Fernando de Bejar, not San Francisco de Bejar. The cathedral is San Fernando cathedral, not San Francisco cathedral. The rest is accurate."
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to john henry harper's discussion alamo
"The remains of the Americans were later gathered by Juan N. Seguin & some of them placed inside the altar at San Francisco Cathedral. The original name of San Antonio was San Francisco de Bejar, which is why the cathedral has that…"
john henry harper replied to john henry harper's discussion alamo
"thankyou charley
As far as i am aware pena was not at the alamo[the last days] and i am glad you guys are still talking about the alamo, to you crockett is like nelson to me,this is what i think happened.
A mexican soldier felix nunes who came into…"
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to john henry harper's discussion alamo
"Only the Alamo part of de la Pena's diary is forged. The rest of it he actually wrote. The forger was John A. Laflin, a retired Union Pacific railroad engineer. He forged over 600 documents that we know of, including letters…"
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alamo
i would like someone to get back to me about davy[david] crockett his death he was NOT taken by the mexicans he was killed at the church doors i have here accounts of what people saw mexican and americans i had one of you guys tell me Pena diarys was forgedso the guy that paid 300000$ was not all there, well yes i think that is right pena was not at the alamo when the battle was done i have read 2 to 3 differant accounts of the battle that in my mind pena was wrong.Yes travis was shot in the…See More
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to john henry harper's discussion Alamo
"Travis was killed in the first few minutes of the fight, almost as soon as the Mexicans started storming the walls. He was hit in the head. His servant/slave picked up his shotgun and continued to fight with it. In those days the relationship…"
john henry harper replied to john henry harper's discussion Alamo
"Bob Buckshot bradley
A great name, thankyou for you reply i have copied it and filed it, i dont think rose was a coward
i am 67 i would have stayed, but i have family ?????, i was told through out my early years
YOU SIDE WITH A MAN YOU…"
Bob 'Buckshot' Bradley replied to john henry harper's discussion Alamo
"Welcome to the forum John. It's good to see another Yorkshire man here. I'm not to far away from you.
Travis died early in the battle with a single shot to the head.
I’ve read somewhere that Bowie may have died before…"
john henry harper posted a discussion
Alamo
HiI am from england which might explain a few things, the Alamo has intrested me since i met Fess Parker in Leeds, Yorkshire,England, in 1954/55 i have read books, been on the internet even spent time writing to USA for information,maybe you guys could give me your viewsWhat part of the fight was Travis killed,and how, Bowie was in his cot ill with TB did he get out of his cot to fight he was in a small room so he would not have his long gun with him i have heard he shot 2 and killed 1 with…See More
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