Samuel Millett
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Star and Wreath Samuel Millett; A Texas Soldier, 1835-1836; "He fought bravely in the Battle of San Jacinto." Erected by the State of Texas 1962
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This marker honors Samuel Millett, who took up arms in the Texas Revolution of 1835–1836 and fought at the decisive Battle of San Jacinto. In eighteen minutes of fighting on the San Jacinto plain, Sam Houston's outnumbered army routed Santa Anna and secured Texas independence. Millett was among the ordinary soldiers who made that victory possible.
Why it matters
It remembers a rank-and-file soldier of the fight that birthed the Republic of Texas, honoring the many whose names would otherwise be lost.
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