The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 26, July 1922 - April, 1923 Page: 269
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Memoirs of Major George Bernard Erath
In the afternoon I heard a rumor of Santa Anna's capture, and
went down to General Houston's camp near the bank of the bayou.
Quite in contrast with Santa Anna's extravagant luxuries, Houston
lay wounded on a blanket or two, with his head against a tree, and
a rope was stretched around him breast high to keep him from
being stepped on by passers-by. Santa Anna was already inside
the rope, but few were aware that he was there. Lieutenant Bryan
and Vice-President Zavala were interpreting. Almonte, who spoke
English well, was also brought. Other officers came and received
introductions to Santa Anna, but few remained by. I followed
very closely his phrasing in his own language, and thought him a
great diplomatist. Among his first propositions was an armistice,
and when he understood it was not desired, unless for the pur-
pose of negotiation for our independence, the substance of his re-
ply, as I remember it, was that the fate of war had decided the
matter, and he intimated that he would not be averse to granting
it. I also remember that he laid stress on the fact that he still
had four thousand men under arms on the Brazos, but offered for
the sake of compromise to order them to retire. This is giving
the particulars of my own remembrance, which does not differ in
the main from other accounts.
6. The Aftermath of San Jacinto
We were forced to occupy the position nearly a week to dispose
of property. As the Mexicans were not buried, the place became
disagreeable; we moved three miles higher up. Generals Houston
and Santa Anna were taken down to Lynchburg on a steamboat.
General Woll came in about the last of April under a flag of
truce to attend to the ratification of the terms settled on by the
negotiations with Santa Anna.
Immediately after the battle men continued to arrive from the
United States and from Eastern Texas. A company of volunteers
from Eastern Texas marched into camp two or three days after
the battle with banners flying and music. Men were also leaving.
During the first week in May we marched to the Brazos, recrossing
it at Fort Bend. The Mexican army had retired to the Colorado.
I was away from the company several days, going up the Bayou
in a steamboat to Allen's Landing, a single warehouse where the
city of Houston is now situated, and I rejoined the company there.269
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 26, July 1922 - April, 1923, periodical, 1923; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101084/m1/275/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.