The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 158
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about 350 yds distance they opened on what few they could see
of us with their cannon charged with grape and canister shot, but
the men they saw was protected by the timber and sustained no
injury except 1 man slightly wounded, they did not no we had
got a canon and their fire was not returned until their Infantry
had comenced their fire with musquetry. we then comenced with
our canon hoping they would charge with their Infantry to take
them, and by that means we could cut them all off and if possible
take Santa Anna prisoner, or kill him. They retreated from our
4th fire of the canon to a small wood in our front where their
canon was planted and kept up a fire with their canon until 1
oclock P. M. when they fell back to a piece of high pararie on the
edge of the marsh, their wright and from their wright to a little
past, their center was covered by a thick wood and pon [d] and
their left by an almost impassible bieau, with a levil open pararie
in front, and imediately comenced fortifying with brush, bagage
etc. Huston then determined to come out in the plain and en-
gage them, the cavelry was sent out to draw the enemy from
their cover but we could not get them to attack us, it being late
in the afternoon, Huston deferred attacking him until morning
and marched into camp. that knight Coss arrived with his 650
men and Joined Santa Ana making his force 1150. Santa Ana
then considered Huston and Texas then in his power with no
chance of escape and that he would let Cosses men rest one day
and on the morning of the 22nd seal the death warrant of Texas
by the destruction of Huston and the only men Texas has in the
field. At half past 12 oclock of the 21st ultimo [sic.] we left our
camp to attack him, leaving 1 company of 38 men in camp, Our
cavalry about 110 strong was posted on the wright, the 2 com-
panies of Regulars next to, the Cavalry, the 2 companies of Vol-
unteers during the on our left and the malitia on the left oposite
the woods about 300 yds in their front was a lo hollow that pro-
tected us from their canon in that hollow we formed our line
with our 2 4b canon (presented to Texas by the ladies of Cin-
cinnati Ohio) in the rear of the regulars with orders as soon as
they asertained where their canon was planted to open their fire
on it and to keep up on the advance with the infantry. the in-
fantry was ordered to trail arms and advance until within 50 yds
of the enemy before we fired, as soon as we gained the levil they158
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Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912, periodical, 1912; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101056/m1/163/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.