March
13, 1836. On this day Sam Houston learned from Alamo survivor Susannah
Dickinson of the fate of the defenders. Santa Ana was only one day
from Gonzales. Sam Houston having no other choice, torched the city of
Gonzales. The citizens along with the current Texian Army retreated
eastward.
These photos are of the first campsite just east of Gonzales Texas on the retreat that became to be know as the Great Runaway Scrape.
The Live Oak tree is known as the Sam Houston Oak.
Thus began the next phase of the Texas Revolution.
Remember The Alamo!
These photos are of the first campsite just east of Gonzales Texas on the retreat that became to be know as the Great Runaway Scrape.
The Live Oak tree is known as the Sam Houston Oak.
Thus began the next phase of the Texas Revolution.
Remember The Alamo!
1 comment:
One more trail of tears. But it was soon to end!!!
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