Tom, Supposedly, General Gaines of the US Army had a large number of troops stationed at Fort Jesup just across the Sabine River where the Pendleton Bridge goes across Toledo Bend.

Wayne, an interesting fact about Sam Houston's army is that he had a considerable number of Mexicans fighting along side of him. One notable was Juan Seguin.


Edited by coachblalock (04/24/18 01:00 PM)
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