The Sommervell-Mier Expeditions (original) (raw)

MONUMENT HILL THE SOMERVELL/ MIER EXPEDITION

"Soldiers of Misfortune"

Centennial Monument
From "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence", State of Texas, 1938
Courtesy Sarah Reveley

Centennial Monument Description
From "Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence", State of Texas, 1938
Courtesy Sarah Reveley

| Two exceptional books are available at the park's gift shop/museum dealing with this misguided foray into Mexico in 1842. "Soldiers of Misfortune" by Sam W. Haynes, and a 60.00 tome which could substitute for a blunt instrument is there for the more than amateur historian. The author died before finishing the book but his notes were edited and a second volume is planned. | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |

1842 found Austin still receiving attacks from Comanches, Mexico with a standing army bigger than the United States (even when they sat down), and a Texan Militia wherein insubordination was considered a virtue. Mr. Haynes' detailed book reads faster than a mystery. If you wanted to pique a young reader's interest in Texas History, this could be the book. ...... The Sommervell-Mier Expeditions continued >

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