Letter from Jack Shackelford at Fort Defiance in Goliad, Texas, to his son-in-law, John McMahon, in Courtland, Alabama.
During the Texas Revolution, Shackelford formed and led the Red Rovers (a group of volunteers from Lawrence County, Alabama) to participate in the conflict. In the letter, he discusses troop movements and sends news of mutual acquaintances. He notes that the men are "anxious for an oportunity t...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/23747 |