Robert D. McAnelly
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Star and Wreath Born in Kentucky, 1806; came to Texas in 1835; joined the Texas Army on its way to San Antonio; one of the storming party who entered Bexar, December 5, 1835; died in Guadalupe County, Texas, 1888. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in Kentucky in 1806, Robert D. McAnelly came to Texas in 1835 and joined the army marching on San Antonio. He was among the storming party that entered Bexar on December 5, 1835, one of the opening blows of the Texas Revolution against Mexican rule. He lived out his days in Guadalupe County, dying there in 1888, and the State of Texas raised this marker to him in 1962.
Why it matters
McAnelly stands for the ordinary volunteers whose fight for Bexar helped set Texas on the road to independence and, eventually, statehood in the American Union.
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Related people
- · Robert D. McAnelly
Related events
- · Storming of Bexar
- · Texas Revolution
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