Primary Sources: Wars & Conflicts: Texas Revolution

" The version that follows is the one that appeared in the San Antonio Daily Express. It is as worm eaten as Nufiez claimed Travis's jacket to be. By exposing the account to critical examination the editor hopes that future Alamo scholars will avoid past errors and present a more accu rate picture of a shining moment in Texas history-one that has no need of distortion to add to its luster."

"In the late 1960s to early 1970s, Gen. Jay A. Matthews compiled and transcribed all known orders, letters, and reports of the Texas Revolution. Texas bookman and publisher John H. Jenkins annotated the compilation. It was published by Matthews’s Presidial Press in 1973 and remains the most comprehensive reference work on the Revolution fifty years later."

"... a dozen selected documents that showcase the people and events of the Texas Revolution."

"Between the years of 1824 and 1876, Texas was at times a part of the United States of Mexico, an independent republic, a state within the Confederate States of America, and a state within the United States of America. Beginning in 1824, what we now know as Texas passed through many iterations—each with founding documents that can be accessed on this site. These founding documents legally established the entity of Texas, set forth the rights and responsibilities of its people, and defined the scope and powers of its government."

A project of the Tarlton Law Library, Jamail Center for Legal Research at the University of Texas School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin.

Provides links to primary sources available from the Library of Congress related to the Alamo.