War of Texas Independence
Participants in the Battle of San Jacinto
with biographies from the San Jacinto Museum of History
Recollections of Joel W. Robison
Includes Robison's account of the capture of Santa Anna in the January 1903 Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association at the Texas State Historical Association website
Republic of Texas Pension Claim File Affadavits
Dawson Massacre & Mier Expedition
Participants in the Dawson Massacre
Contributed by Dale Martin
The Mier Expedition
Part of the Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas Web Site
Eyewitness Descriptions of the Battle of Salado & the Dawson Massacre
Part of the Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas Web Site
Journal of the Texian Expedition Against Mier
By Gen. T. J. Green, 1845
Southern Methodist University Web SiteSite of tomb containing the remains of members of the Dawson and Mier Expeditions—list of burials and historical markers
Monument Hill
Footprints of Fayette article provides historical background for Monument Hill
Republic of Texas Pension Claim File Affadavits
Military and Veteran Records
The Texas State Library and Archives has the most complete collection of military records for Texas.Among the many military and veteran records that may yield vital statistic information are:
- Service records
- Pension records which may include, among other things, age, birth and death information, name of wife and marriage information, names and ages of children.
- Bounty land records which may include similar information as found in pension records.
- County veterans grave registers may be available at the Clerk of Court.
Military records are available though the National Archives and Records Administration. To obtain copies of these files, request a NATF Form 80 from the National Archives and return it with the requested information.
The LDS Texas Research Outline lists sources for military records.
Please notify Rox Ann Johnson if you find a bad link or would like to suggest a link.
