The fall of the Alamo : being a revision of an article published in July 1860, and now addressed to the Historical Society of Texas, 1875 July 19 / by Capt. R.M. Potter, U.S. Army.

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The fall of the Alamo : being a revision of an article published in July 1860, and now addressed to the Historical Society of Texas, 1875 July 19 / by Capt. R.M. Potter, U.S. Army.

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Holograph ms. of Reuben Marmeduke Potter's July 19, 1875, revision of his 1860 Alamo article, written at Fort Wood in the New York harbor, which containes descriptions of the Alamo's surroundings and structure, the placement of guns, the command and make-up of the defending forces, the actions on both sides preceding the storming of the fort, and the final assault.

1 item (19 leaves) : ill. ; 25 cm.

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