Archibald S. Lewis
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A member of Captain Benjamin F. Bryant's company at San Jacinto. Died in Houston, December 3, 1839.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Archibald S. Lewis served in Captain Benjamin F. Bryant's company at the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive 1836 engagement that won Texas its independence. He died in Houston in 1839, in the earliest years of the Republic of Texas. His marker preserves the memory of one of the ordinary soldiers who fought in that founding struggle.
Why it matters
It honors a rank-and-file veteran of San Jacinto, a reminder that Texas independence was won by ordinary volunteers, not generals alone.
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Related people
- · Archibald S. Lewis
- · Benjamin F. Bryant
Related events
- · Battle of San Jacinto
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