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Post by TRK on Mar 29, 2012 7:48:54 GMT -5
While looking through documents in the Archivo Historico de la Secretaria de Defensa (SEDENA) online, I found a 556-page folder of Republic of Texas Army documents captured around May 1842. These include private correspondence, some Sam Houston letters, many morning reports for various companies, provisions requisitions, etc. etc. Researchers looking for material-culture information on the RoT Army circa 1842 might glean some interesting finds. Go to www.archivohistorico2010.sedena.gob.mx/busqueda/busqueda.php, then click the blue hyperlink that reads "Busqueda Avanzada," and in the box after "No. Expediente" type in 1727 and click "Buscar." It will open a link to the expediente. Then, it will be necessary to navigate it page by page. |
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Post by jamesg on Mar 29, 2012 12:56:31 GMT -5
Thankyou Tom!!!!
in your looking at the Mexican Documets did you find any captured Documents from the 1835-1836 Revolution??
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Post by jamesg on Mar 30, 2012 13:11:56 GMT -5
I reviewed it as well I found it interesting the day to day life in the Army of Republic of Texas even some courtmartials..mostly desertion.. I liked one punishment Cutting Wood for 24 hours and we certainly know what they ate!. a genealogist looking for a relative would find this interesting.
Some good stuff from James Davis Adjt Genl
Looks like some personal letters too. Maybe the Mexicans took the Post Office express as well as military records. If you make the the time worth reviewing. but last 1/3 is mainly provison reports.
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Post by Kevin Young on Mar 30, 2012 14:49:01 GMT -5
Nice find.
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Post by TRK on Mar 30, 2012 16:53:50 GMT -5
in your looking at the Mexican Documets did you find any captured Documents from the 1835-1836 Revolution?? Not thus far. There's some great material on the Mier Expedition I hope to pursue. Quite a bit on James Shepherd (sp?), who drew a black bean and was shot at Salado but got up in the night and made his way as far as Saltillo before being recaptured and executed (at least it appears he was executed, although the historian James Day thought otherwise). |
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