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Bullet-Shattered Stump From the Battle of Spotsylvania
Photograph of a tree severed by bullets, c. 1900s. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House...
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Sandbar Fight - The Duel That Made Jim Bowie Famous
The Sandbar Fight of 19 September 1827 made James 'Jim' Bowie famous, as well as the Bowie knife –...
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The Fall of the Alamo: Eyewitness Accounts - Created History and Forgotten Witnesses
There were around 15 non-combatants in the Alamo who survived the battle...
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Eyewitness Account of the Battle of the Alamo - The Tragedy of an Unnecessary Assault
Colonel José Enrique de la Peña (1807-1840) was an officer in the Mexican...
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The Death of David 'Davy' Crockett at the Alamo - José Enrique de la Peña's Account of the Surrender
The death of David 'Davy' Crockett at the Battle of the Alamo...
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Chalchiuhtlicue
Chalchiutlicue or "She of the Jade Skirt", ink and natural pigment on agave paper, unknown artist, included in the Codex Borbonicus...
