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The Alamo Hero's Son: A Life of Promise and Scandal

Murray Montgomery

Saturday, April 4, 2026

By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterAlthough I have written about Texas history for many years, there are times when I come across stories about people that I had heard of in the past, but never really followed up on how their lives turned out.

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Alamo defender would not cross line in the sand

Murray Montgomery

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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.

Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854 (DRT Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX)

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Letters from the Alamo

Murray Montgomery

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterWhen Mexican troops stormed over the walls of the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836, they put to death a small band of heroes who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom on that mesquite prairie near old San Antonio.

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Yoakum hosts Alamo cannon replica with Texas Lt. Governor

News Staff

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

The Alamo Trust Inc. hosted a cannon-firing gathering in Yoakum on June 9. More than 120 guests witnessed the firing of a replica of the 18-pound cannon similar to the one Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis used during the siege of the Alamo.

Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854 (DRT Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX)

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Famous men; ordinary soldiers shed their blood at the Alamo

Murray Montgomery

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterWhen Mexican troops stormed over the walls of the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836,they put to death a small band of heroes who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice forfreedom on that mesquite prairie near old San Antonio.

Memorial to the 32 men from Gonzales who died at the Alamo. It is located on Alamo grounds - Photo by Murray Montgomery

Gonzales celebrates ‘Come & Take It’

Murray Montgomery

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

By Murray Montgomery Staff Writer Once again the City of Gonzales is getting ready for its annual “Come and Take It” celebration.

Photo by Murray Montgomery - Come & Take It - Battle Enactment - Gonzales

Newspapers document Texas Revolution

Murray Montgomery

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

By Murray Montgomery Staff Writer Over the years, there has been so much written about the Texas Revolution that some folks might get tired of hearing the same old story. I guess that I’ve been a little different in my approach to the subject.

Santa Anna – image courtesy of San Jacinto Museum of History.

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Eyewitness to the Battle of the Alamo

Murray Montgomery

Monday, March 6, 2023

I've always believed that when you try to acquire information about events that happened years ago; the best thing to do is look for eyewitness accounts first and foremost.

Painting, Erastus [Deaf] Smith by T. Jefferson Wright. Courtesy of the San Jacinto Museum of History.

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Deaf Smith - Eyes of the Texas Army

Murray Montgomery

Saturday, January 21, 2023

During those dark days of the Texas Revolution, many men came forward and represented themselves well in the war with Mexico. When we think of those times, the names Travis, Houston, Austin, Bowie, and Crockett quickly come to mind.

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