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re: An unlikely hero at The Alamo
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:36 pm to Cheese Grits
Posted on 10/6/22 at 2:36 pm to Cheese Grits
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Odd, as historically it was the lesser event to the Goliad Massacre but over time history flipped the importance in the fight for Texas independence.
Yup, correct. A survivor of the Goliad massacre, Capt. Jack Shackelford, was a physician in Courtland AL, and formed a voluntary unit called the Red Rovers and went to help out in Texas. Most of his men were killed in the Goliad massacre, although he returned and died in Courtland. When I lived in the Decatur area and did business in Lawrence County, Courtland used to have a day commemorating Goliad and the Red Rovers. Not sure if they still do.
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Posted on 10/6/22 at 3:00 pm to KingOfTheWorld
Would be nice if they still did. More were killed in Golliad than Alamo and pretty sure they fought to the death at the Alamo as they knew death would come anyway. They were just making the decision of how they died.
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