david921866Oct 31, 20231 min readAlsey Silvanus Miller-1820-1885Sixteen-year-old Alsey Silvanus Miller traveled alone to Texas in the fall of 1836. After a short stay in Washington County, he made Oak...
David A BowlesSep 5, 20231 min readThomas J. Pilgrim - 1804-1877Thomas Jefferson Pilgrim was born in Connecticut but got to Texas as soon as he could. He and a group of sixty men arrived at Matagorda,...
David A BowlesAug 12, 20231 min readBattle of Plum CreekOn August 12, 1840, the largest Indian battle ever fought on Texas soil took place on Plum Creek in Caldwell County. The battle between...