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Remember the Alamo: Historic Mission of 1836

Explore primary sources about the Alamo mission, including letters, drawings, and photos from 1836. Discover key events and figures like Colonel Travis and Santa Anna.

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Remember the Alamo: Historic Mission of 1836

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  1. A rough outline of the Alamo mission in 1836 Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo H. K. Yoakum. History of Texas: From its first settlement in 1685 to its annexation to the United States in 1846, Vol. 2 (NY: Redfield, 1855) University of North Texas Libraries

  2. Photo of the Alamo in 1901 Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo E.G. Littlejohn. Texas Stories: The Alamo, Remember Goliad, Story of San Jacinto, No.4. (Richmond: B.F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1901). University of North Texas Libraries

  3. The plan of the Alamo. Note the size of the area which Travis and his men were responsible for defending. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Homer S. Thrall. A Pictorial History of Texas: From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to AD 1879. (St. Louis, Missouri, 1879) University of North Texas Libraries

  4. The interior well that the defenders of the Alamo used throughout the siege, preventing Santa Anna from denying the Texans water. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo “The Well at the Alamo.” The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-3608 University of North Texas Libraries

  5. One of the small skirmishes that occurred during the siege. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo H. K. Yoakum. History of Texas: From its first settlement in 1685 to its annexation to the United States in 1846, Vol. 2 (NY: Redfield, 1855) University of North Texas Libraries

  6. The Mexican bombardment of the Alamo and the Texan defensive measures. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo H. K. Yoakum. History of Texas: From its first settlement in 1685 to its annexation to the United States in 1846, Vol. 2 (NY: Redfield, 1855) University of North Texas Libraries

  7. Colonel William B. Travis’s original letter from the Alamo on February 24, 1836, the second day of the siege. (Page one of two. See next slide for transcription.) Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Travis letter page one, courtesy ofthe Texas State Library And Archives Commission. University of North Texas Libraries

  8. The text version of Colonel William B. Travis’s letter. (Page one of two.) Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Text Version courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/alamo/travis-02.html University of North Texas Libraries

  9. Colonel William B. Travis’s original letter from the Alamo on February 24, 1836, the second day of the siege. (Page two of two. See next slide for transcription.) Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Travis letter page two, courtesy ofthe Texas State Library and Archives Commission. University of North Texas Libraries

  10. The text version of Colonel William B. Travis’s letter. (Page two of two.) Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Text Version courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/alamo/travis-03.html University of North Texas Libraries

  11. The postscript (in pencil) added by courier Captain Albert Martin on February 25th to Colonel William B. Travis’s original letter from the Alamo. Lancelot Smither added his own note (in ink) when the letter arrived at Gonzales. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Travis letter page three, courtesy ofthe Texas State Library And Archives Commission. University of North Texas Libraries

  12. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo The text version of the Travis letter postscript. Text Version courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/alamo/travis-04.html University of North Texas Libraries

  13. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Homer S. Thrall. A Pictorial History of Texas: From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to AD 1879. (St. Louis, MO: N.D. Thompson, 1879) University of North Texas Libraries

  14. The Texan defenses of the Alamo Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Andrew Jackson Houston. Military Maps of the Texas Revolution (Houston: Anson Jones Press, 1938) University of North Texas Libraries

  15. Santa Anna’s decision to directly assault the Alamo. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo H. K. Yoakum. History of Texas: From its first settlement in 1685 to its annexation to the United States in 1846, Vol. 2 (NY: Redfield, 1855) University of North Texas Libraries

  16. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo A drawing of General Lopez de Santa Anna Homer S. Thrall. A Pictorial History of Texas: From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers to A.D. 1879 (St. Louis, MO: N.D. Thompson, 1879) University of North Texas Libraries

  17. A romanticized representation of the final battle for the Alamo. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Homer S. Thrall. A Pictorial History of Texas: From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to AD 1879. (St. Louis, MO: N.D. Thompson, 1879) University of North Texas Libraries

  18. A 1901 photo of the San Fernando Cathedral, where a Texan scout rung the bells to warn of Santa Anna’s approach. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo E.G. Littlejohn. Texas Stories: The Alamo, Remember Goliad, Story of San Jacinto, No.4. (Richmond: B.F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1901). University of North Texas Libraries

  19. Santa Anna’s assault against the Alamo’s walls on March 6th, 1836. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo H. K. Yoakum. History of Texas: From its first settlement in 1685 to its annexation to the United States in 1846, Vol. 2 (NY: Redfield, 1855) University of North Texas Libraries

  20. A dramatized drawing of the hand-to-hand fighting as the surviving Texans fought to the last. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo E. G. Littlejohn. Texas Stories: The Alamo, Remember Goliad, Story of San Jacinto, No.4. (Richmond: B.F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1901) University of North Texas Libraries

  21. A representation of David Crockett Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo E. G. Littlejohn. Texas Stories: Sam Houston and David Crockett, No.3. (Richmond: B.F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1901), 34. University of North Texas Libraries

  22. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo A dramatized account of Crockett's death. E. G. Littlejohn. Texas Stories: Sam Houston and David Crockett, No.3. (Richmond: B.F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1901) University of North Texas Libraries

  23. A dramatized account of the aftermath of the battle of the Alamo. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo H. K. Yoakum. History of Texas: From its first settlement in 1685 to its annexation to the United States in 1846, Vol. 2 (NY: Redfield, 1855) University of North Texas Libraries

  24. Santa Anna’s letter to McArdle explaining why the Alamo defenders had to die on March 16, 1874. (Transcriptions in Spanish and English are on the next two slides.) Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Santa Anna letter page one, Text Version courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/alamo/santa-anna-letter-01.html University of North Texas Libraries

  25. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo The text of Santa Anna’s letter in Spanish. University of North Texas Libraries

  26. The translation of Santa Anna’s letter in English. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo University of North Texas Libraries

  27. Santa Anna’s letter to McArdle explaining why the Alamo defenders had to die on March 16th, 1874. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Travis letter page three, Text version courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/alamo/santa-anna-letter-02.html University of North Texas Libraries

  28. The text and translation of Santa Anna’s letter. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo University of North Texas Libraries

  29. Portrait of Anson Jones, last president of the Republic of Texas. Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Anson Jones. Memoranda and Official Correspondence Relating to the Republic of Texas, its History and Annexation. Including A Brief Autobiography of the Author. (NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1859) University of North Texas Libraries

  30. Anson Jones’s comments on Travis and the Alamo Primary Source Adventures: Remember The Alamo Anson Jones. Memoranda and Official Correspondence Relating to the Republic of Texas, its History and Annexation. Including A Brief Autobiography of the Author. (NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1859) University of North Texas Libraries

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