Identifier: combatsconquests00barn (find matches)
Title: Combats and conquests of immortal heroes
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Barnes, Charles Merritt
Subjects: San Antonio (Tex.) -- History Texas -- History
Publisher: San Antonio, Tex. : Guessaz & Ferlet company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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swimmingto the middle of the Cumberland river, setting fire to a steam-boat then in charge of United States troops and after doingso swimming back to the shore from whence he started, althoughunder heavy fire from the soldiers of the burning steamer.The boat was entirely destroyed, but those on it saved theirlives by stranding it on the bank opposite that to which Maver-ick swam. A grandson, Lewis, Jr., was a private soldier inRoosevelts famous Rough Rider regiment and with it in allof the battles it took part during the Spanish AmericanWar from its landing at Las Guasimas to the charge at SanJuan Hill, the regiment then being commanded by Colonel Combats axd Coxouests of Lmmortal Heroes 185 Theodore Roosevelt. Lewis Maverick is now the vice presi-dent of the Rough Riders organization. Thus this familyfigured in three wars. Samuel A. Mavericks other sons, Wil-liam and Albert, as well as George and Sam, reside in San i\nto-nio. Lewis, Sr., died many years ago, as did Samuel A. Maverick
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\ SAMUEL A. MAVERICK SR., PIONEER, PATRIOT, J I A 1 li; .M \.\ , LAWYER. LEU BE.\ .MILAM S ME.N INTO SANANTO.MO. SIG.NEK TE-XAS DECLARATION OK IN UElEN DEN CE. PRESIDENT SECESSION CO.NVEN TION. Sr. A daughter, Mary now deceased was the first v/ife of the lateEdwin H. Terrell, U. S. Minister Plenipotentiary and Ambas-sador to Belgium under the administration of President Ben-jamin Harrison. A sister of Albert Mavericks wife is thewife of James L. Slaydcn, j^rescnt congressional rei^rcsentative 186 Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes of the 14th Texas district. A grandson of Samuel A. Maverick, Sr.,Robert, married Laura Grice, daughter of Frank Grice, deceased,former owner of the Daily Express. Both Samuel A MaverickSr., and his wife, Mrs. Mary A. Maverick, kept interesting diariesand wrote memoirs from which I published many interestingextracts in the San Antonio Express. John D. Groesbeck, who was born in Albany, N. Y. cameto Texas in 1836 just after the battle of San Jacinto and

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