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Stephen F. Austin grave monument at Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas. Photograph by Billy Hathorn, 2013.

Statue of Moses Austin, City Hall Plaza, San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, 2014. Father of Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas", Moses initiated the settlement of the region that would be completed by...

Frank W. Johnson, commander of the Texian Militia in 1832 during the Anahuac Disturbances, later served as a commander during the Texas Revolution. Photograph from the McArdle Notebooks. Archives...

The U.S.–Mexican War (1846–1848) marked a decisive moment in the territorial and political transformation of North America. The conflict was triggered by the U.S. annexation of Texas (1845) and a disputed southern...

Jim Bowie, oil on canvas painting by William Edward West, c. 1820. James "Jim" Bowie (1796-1836) was a land speculator, Texas Ranger, slave trader, and joint commander of the Alamo fortress in the Texas Revolution, where...

Alamo, Built in 1718, San Antonio, Texas, colorized postcard published by Nic Tengg, c. 1907-1914. The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned first by the Spanish, then the Mexican...

Battle of San Jacinto, painting by Henry Arthur McArdle, 1895. McArdle's painting depicts the Battle of San Jacinto, the final conflict of the Texas Revolution, where General Sam Houston defeated General Santa Anna on April...

180 years ago, every Alamo defender lost his life. But not everyone who was in the Alamo died. Learn some stories of the folks who survived the battle and a little about the effect of the defeat on the government...

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) was the most prominent Confederate general of the American Civil War (1861-1865), who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia for much of the war and was named general-in-chief...

George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) was an officer in the US Army, serving in the cavalry from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War and the wars against the Plains Indians 1866-1876. Although he became a widely...