Andrew Jackson Sowell
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Star and Wreath Born in Tennessee 1815; came to Texas about 1829; served in the Army of Texas; a courier from the Alamo, he left the fortress just before it fell to hurry reinforcements and supplies; died about 1882. His wife Lucinda Turner Sowell, born 1827 - died 1883. Erected by the State of Texas 1956
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Andrew Jackson Sowell came to Texas as a teenager and joined the fight for its independence. As one of the couriers sent out from the Alamo, he slipped away before the fortress fell in March 1836, carrying pleas for the reinforcements and supplies that never came in time. He lived on for decades afterward, and the State of Texas placed this Star-and-Wreath marker at his grave in 1956.
Why it matters
Sowell's story preserves the human detail of the Alamo—the messengers who rode for help—at the founding moment of the Texas Republic.
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Related people
- · Andrew Jackson Sowell
- · Lucinda Turner Sowell
Related events
- · Fall of the Alamo
- · Texas Revolution
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