Alamo defender would not cross line in the sand
The story of Louis "Moses" Rose
By Murray Montgomery Staff WriterWhen Mexican troops surged over the Alamo walls in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836, their orders were to take no prisoners; their superior, Gen. Santa Anna, had given them orders to kill all the “rebels” inside – that command was obeyed.However, there was one member of the Alamo garrison that they would not find inside, and he had been…