Isaac Hamilton
Surviving Amidst the Texas Revolution
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Many of the young boys stood up, started begging, crying, and pleading for mercy. Young Robert Fenner, who was right beside me, stood up and called out to our men, “Don’t take on so, Boys! If we have to die, let’s die like brave men!” Dillard Cooper's account, Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836 "In addition, we have had the good fortune of having the leader Plácido Benavides, a Mexican, present himself to me offering his services to the Supreme Government. He has already carried out several services, and has volunteered to serve in whatever capacity." General Urrea's report to General Santa Anna; Wednesday, March 23, 1836 "The next day, weak and unable to crawl to the water, I caught the lice and green blow flies that were flying around my wounds and sucked liquid substance from their bodies. In order to survive, I picked the pus, scabs, and blood off my legs and ate that." Isaac D. Hamilton's accounts; Tuesday, April 5, 1836
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Isaac Hamilton's unbelievable ordeal of survival is embedded within a day-by-day timeline of the military and political events that occurred during the Texas Revolution.
About the Author
Dennis Riedesel, Ed. D., is a "Living History Re-enactor" who has researched and portrayed the Isaac Hamilton story as a "First Person Impression" many times a year for the last 26 or 27 years. Dennis is a an 18 year veteran of teaching seventh and eighth grade Physical Education and Science as well as coaching seventh grade football, basketball, and track for 13 of those years. He has recently retired as university professor after serving another 18 years dedicated to the training and certification of school teachers. He is also retired from 21 years of service in the US Naval Reserve (meeting his active duty requirement by serving in Viet Nam) and spent the last 10 of those 21 years as a US Navy Deep Sea Diver. Dennis lives in Victoria, Texas and is an avid saltwater fly fisherman. He builds and performs many different musical instruments with a major interest in playing rhythm bones to 18th. and 19th. century "Authentic Americana Folk Music".