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Title

  • Main Title Biography of Private Alfonso Steele (Deceased) Last Survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto, Together with Mr. Steele's Account of the Campaign and Fight, and the Official Report of General Sam Houston, With Complete Roster of the Commands Composing the Little Army.
  • Added Title Alfonso Steele: A Brief Sketch of His Life and Account of the Great Battle. Told by Himself.
  • Added Title Under Four Flags on Texas Soil
  • Added Title Report of Gen. Sam Houston on The Battle of San Jacinto

Creator

  • Author: Steele, Alfonso
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Author of introduction, etc.: Adair, A. Garland
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: "Under Four Flags on Texas Soil, By A. Garland Adair, Editor, The Mexia Daily News"

Date

  • Creation: 1925~
  • Digitized: 2009

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This book is separated into three basic sections starting with an autobiographical sketch about Alfonso Steele, the last survivor of the Battle of San Jacinto. Next, an article by the editor of The Mexia Daily News that gives an overview of Steele's children and grandchildren. Finally, the report from General Houston includes "documents of Major General Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Texas army, sent to David G. Burnett, President of the Republic of Texas" which "give an authentic account of the battle of San Jacinto, a complete list of the heroes who fought in that engagement, and they clear up some points heretofore the object of controversy" (p. 13).
  • Physical Description: 27 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: San Jacinto, Battle of, Tex., 1836.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Texas. Army.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • Keyword: Military and War - Wars - Texas Revolution
  • Keyword: autobiographies
  • Keyword: battles
  • Keyword: rosters

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas
  • Time Period: tex-rev
  • Start Date: 1817
  • End Date: 1925

Relation

  • Biography of Private Alfonso Steele, Only Survivor of the Battle at San Jacinto, Together with Mr. Steele's Account of the Campaign and Fight, and the Official Report of Gen. Sam Houston With Complete Roster of the Commands Composing the Little Army. - ark:/67531/metapth32997

Collection

  • Name: Texas History Collection
    Code: THC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Call Number: 976.4 St322b
  • OCLC: 1028823
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth46832

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