Natives of 25 of the older States and of 11 foreign countries participated in this battle as part of the Army of Texas. On the San Jacinto battlefield there is a great monument which reaches high into the Texas sky. At its base is an inscription which appropriately acknowledges our debt and refers to the ultimate result of the victory as follows: On this field on April 21. 1836. the Army of Texas commanded by Gen. Sam Houston * * * attacked the superior invading army of Mexicans under Gen. Santa Anna. * * * Citizens of Texas and immigrant soldiers in the Army of Texas at San Jacinto were natives of Alabama. Arkansas. Connecticut.
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