. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes 71 Julius Hood, who was then the sheriff; G. W. Cayce, of Bra-zoria, an officer of the American garrison, one of its soldiersand a Mexican spectator. Those severely wounded wereLieutenant Thompson, a brother of one of the slain; CaptainThomas Howard; Captain Matthew Caldwell, of Gonzales;Judge Robinson; Deputy Sheriff Morgan and two of the rangersoldiers. Several others had minor wounds. Among themwas a Mr. Higginbotham. Samuel A. Mavericks wifes brother, Andrew Adams,shot and killed several of the Indians on


. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes 71 Julius Hood, who was then the sheriff; G. W. Cayce, of Bra-zoria, an officer of the American garrison, one of its soldiersand a Mexican spectator. Those severely wounded wereLieutenant Thompson, a brother of one of the slain; CaptainThomas Howard; Captain Matthew Caldwell, of Gonzales;Judge Robinson; Deputy Sheriff Morgan and two of the rangersoldiers. Several others had minor wounds. Among themwas a Mr. Higginbotham. Samuel A. Mavericks wifes brother, Andrew Adams,shot and killed several of the Indians on Soledad street. One. 32^ ^llflMlllf^lf -^rt HOUSE IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE ROBERT E. LEE AND ALBERT SYDNEY JOHNSTON LIVED AT THEOUTBREAK OF CIVIL WAR. was a savage who menaced the lives of the Maverick childrenthen playing in their yard near the river and where the Kamp-mann building now stands. The nurse of the children, JennieAnderson, a negress, then enacted the role of a heroine. Sheplaced herself between the children and the Indian, enablingthe children to flee in safety to the house. Adams went afterthe Indian, who saw him and sprang into the river. Just as 72 Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes the Comanche reached the middle of the stream Adamsfired, shooting him through the head. The Savage sank torise alive no more. Another Indian was lying mortally wounded out in Soledadstreet in front of the Maverick home. Just as a passing Cauca-sian was about to give the Commanche the coup de grace,by shooting him through the heart, Mrs. Mary A. Maverick,wife of Samuel A. Maverick Sr., implored him not to d


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