The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 157
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Bufaloe Bieau, 35 miles from Fort Bend on his way to Galveston
Island, the only port the Texans now have in their posession.
Huston imediately crossed the Brasas and took up his march for
Harisburg distant 57 miles we got to the bieau opposite Haris-
burg in the evening and Santa Ana had left it that morning for
Linches Ferry on the Road to Galveston Next morning our
spies brought in the Mexican Mail Rider and the mail From
which we learned that Santa Ana was with the army in person.
Gen. Huston had ben compelled to give furlows to upwards of
200 men to gow and cary their families beyond the Trinity River
for Security, and one entire Company that was left oposite San
Felipe went home instead of Joining us on our march, and when
we reach Bufaloe Bieau we had 810 men, and before we got
through examining the letters, our spies that crossed the Bieau
brought in the Col. commanding the Mexican cavalry with a let-
ter from Genl Coss to Santa Ana stating that he would start the
next morning from Fort Bend with 650 men to Join him at
Linches Fery on Bufaloe Bieau, Gen. Huston then knew that
Santa Ana had gone by way of New Washington on the bay, to
destroy that place, and then to march up the Bieau to Linches
Fery and Join Coss and march on to Galveston and take it Before
Huston could find where he was, leaving the main body at Fort
Bend to amuse Huston, Gen. Huston crossed the Bieau next day
with 520 men and the 2 4 pounders that reached us on our march
from the Brasas and left the balance to take care of our baggage
and guard the camp. we lay in the Bushes on the road to watch
Coss and the 650 men which was expected to pass that day but
did not. as soon [as] it became dark we commenced a rapid
march for Linches Fery, calculating that Santa Anna would not
cross the Bieau untill the arival of Gen. Coss at 2 oclock A. M. we
halted within 2 1/2 miles of Linches Fery at Sun rise on the 20th
ultimo [sic], we formed our line of battle and proceeded to the
fery. when we reached the Fery we found Santa Ana had not
yet reached there, but was on his way up from Washington. Hus-
ton picked his ground, placed his men, gave them his orders, then
made them stack their arms in their places and told them to eat
their breakfast and be ready to Receive them about 11 oclock A.
M. They came in sight drawn up in line, 400 infantry and 100
horse with their 9 pounder in the center of their Infantry, at157
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