Search results
2 gru 2023 · Liberty Flag – San Jacinto. The Liberty flag was the only confirmed Texian battle flag that flew at the Battle of San Jacinto. It was presented to the Newport Rifle Company by Catherine Sherman, the wife of Colonel Sidney Sherman, in late 1835, shortly before they left Kentucky for Texas.
The earliest known map of the San Jacinto campaign roughly showing the routes of the Texan and Mexican armies from Gonzales to San Jacinto battleground (marked "Battle"). Texas army campsites are identified as shaded circles along the route.
The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto. It is located off the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas near the city of Houston.
The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high (172.92-meter) [2] [note 1] column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, about 16 miles due east of downtown Houston.
A webcam atop the San Jacinto Monument streams live images of the Reflection Pool and the bustling Houston Ship Channel as it passes through La Porte, Texas. The Eye of Texas is upon you, courtesy of EarthCam.
“The flag is made of white silk with the painted figure of a partially bare-breasted woman grasping in one hand a sword over which is draped a streamer with the words “Liberty or Death”. Probably based on Eugene Delacroix’s painting “Liberty Leading the People.”
“The History and Evolution of the Texas Flag.” In A Comprehensive History of Texas 1685 to 1897, edited by Dudley G. Wooten, 1:693–99. Dallas: William G. Scarff, 1898. Maberry, Jr., Robert. Texas Flags. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2001. McGahey, James S. “The Lone Star of Texas: History of the Flag of the Republic - How and
