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Memoirs of Mrs Maverick on the 1840 San Antonio Massacre
Mrs Maverick recounts the 1840 Comanche attack on San Antonio led by Captain Tom Howard. She details the siege in the courthouse yard, the brutal volley that killed civilians, and the intense street fights that followed as residents and volunteers defended the town. The account cites Drake, Wells, and Judge Thompson among the casualties and describes dramatic scenes of resistance and rescue.
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Maverick
Minute Men
Jack Hays
California
Texas
San Antonio
Hays
Court House
Houston
Miss Trask
Boston
Mass
Miss Evans
Judge Evans
Darcey
Republic of Texas
Dia de San Jose
Mathilda Lockhart
Main Plaza
Calabosa
Market) Street
Tom Howard
Court House Yard
Howard
Bowen’s Bend
Commerce Street
Soledad
Julian Hood
Thompson
South Carolina
G. W Cayce
Brazos
Matt. Caldwell
Gonzales
Robinson
Morgan
Higginbotham
Judge Robinson
Andrew
Mr. Maverick
Brother Andrew
Soledad Street
Jinny Anderson
Jinny
Lysand Wells
Soledad _ street
Verimendi House
Wells
Lieutenant Chevalier