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James Clinton Neill (c. 1788 – 1848) [1] was an American soldier and politician, most noted for his role in the Texas Revolution and the early defense of the Alamo.He was born in North Carolina and served in the Alabama House of Representatives between 1825 and 1827.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Barret "Buck" Travis (August 1, 1809 – March 6, 1836) was a Texian Army officer and lawyer. He is known for helping set the Texas Revolution in motion during the Anahuac disturbances and defending the Alamo Mission during the battle of the Alamo.
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States).
Final reinforcements were able to enter the Alamo during March 1–4, most of them from Gonzales which had become a recruitment camp. [Note 3] Others who had left intending to return were unable to re-enter. [10] At 5:30 a.m. on March 6, the Mexican army began the final siege. An hour later, all combatants inside the Alamo were dead. [11]
James Butler Bonham (February 20, 1807 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.He was a second cousin of William B. Travis and was a messenger of the Battle of the Alamo.
Lexington, Kentucky was a city of importance during the American Civil War, with notable residents participating on both sides of the conflict. These included John C. Breckinridge , Confederate generals John Hunt Morgan and Basil W. Duke , and the Todd family, who mostly served the Confederacy although one, Mary Todd Lincoln , was the first ...
James Adelbert Mulligan (June 30, 1830 – July 26, 1864) was colonel of the 23rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.On February 20, 1865, the United States Senate confirmed the posthumous appointment of Mulligan to the rank of brevet brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers to rank from July 23, 1864, [1] the day before he was mortally wounded at ...
The overall military leadership of the United States during the Civil War was ultimately vested in the President of the United States as constitutional commander-in-chief, and in the political heads of the military departments he appointed. Most of the major Union wartime commanders had, however, previous regular army experience.