The Sixth Texas Cavalry Flag handcrafted-american-flags

The Sixth Texas Cavalry Flag handcrafted-american-flagsDuring early statehood, Texas was faced with the daunting task of protecting a vast and open frontier. The protection of settlers was a prime duty of the Texas military, and most battalions were tasked with guarding the wide open lands of the young state that were difficult to defend again free roaming Comanche and Apache as well as bandits and criminals hiding in the swamps on the Louisiana border. Texas was farther from Washington than Mexico City

Europeans and particularly Germans were fascinated with the Republic of Texas and the opportunities the vast lands presented for emigration

Each unique museum quality flag is handcrafted and made to order

As word of the conflict spread

This experience left a lasting impression on him and upon his return to his home in Texas Jerry and a couple of like-minded friends spent years combing through a series of archives researching and verifying the contributions different Hispanic individuals made to the Texian cause

were taken prisoner and massacred at Goliad after they lost the battles of Refugio and Coleto

More than a flag

where the Texans defeated the dictator Santa Anna and won their Independence in 1836

as marked on this map

these flags were made by the families of members of the company or by the well-wishers from the community back home

and Denison

The rolling plains attracted large groups of Polish

in 1927 along the rail line through Marathon on the land that Edward helped acquire