William Stanhope Taylor was born 1819 in Ohio. William Taylor enlisted in the revolutionary army on October 17, 1835, and served with Capt. John M. Bradley (Volunteers from Tunahan District) at the Siege of Béxar, to include the Grass Fight, and was discharged on December 23, 1835. He re-enlisted on March 12, 1836, and served under Capt. William Ware (Second Company, Second Regiment, Texas Volunteers) and Capt. William Smith (Company J, Second Regiment, Volunteer Cavalry). On April 20, 1836, Taylor, who served as a scout/spy, volunteered to participate as part of Col. Sidney Sherman’s cavalry force in an attempt to capture the Mexican cannon at San Jacinto. On April 21 he was reassigned to Captain Smith’s Company J in the cavalry charge on the Mexican left flank, followed by the pursuit of General Santa Anna and his cavalry towards Vincent Bridge. William died of yellow fever on February 2, 1869, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas.
Glasscock, George Washington
George Washington Glasscock was born 1810 in Kentucky. He fought in the Black Hawk War in Illinois. He served with James Chesshire’s company in the Grass Fight and the Siege of Béxar. He died in Austin February 28, 1868. Glasscock County was named in his honor.
Dix, John James
John James Dix, Sr. was born 1796 in Massachusetts. He was a part of the Texas force that took San Antonio in the Siege of Béxar in 1835. Dix died in Corpus Christi January 18, 1870.
Deen, Calloway
Calloway Deen (Dean) was born 1812 in Tennessee. Nov. 1, 1835 he enlisted in the Texas army as sergeant in Henry W. Augustine’s company. He participated in the Siege of Béxar and was discharged on December 14. He enlisted in John M. Bradley’s company and served from June 25 to October 1, 1836. He served in the First Regiment, First Brigade. Deen died on May 25, 1892, and was buried in the Starrville Cemetery in Smith County.
Cox, Thomas B.
Thomas B. Cox was born 1785 in Alabama. He served at the siege of Béxar and was mustered into the Texas army on January 24, 1836, as a private in Capt. John Chenoweth’s company. He was one of only four members of the company to escape death at the Goliad Massacre. He later served as a private in Capt. Thomas H. McIntire’s company of Col. Sidney Sherman’s Second Regiment, Texas Volunteers, at the battle of San Jacinto.
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