The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . tional Convention of March, 1836. Hetook an active part in all its deliberations. He did not par-ticipate in the battle of San Jacinto, but his oldest son, JohnM. Swisher, was in the campaign. He moved to Austin andresided there until his death in 1869. WARD. This county was named for Thomas William Ward, a na-tive of Ireland. He came to the United States and located inNew Orleans early in life, and was engaged in business therein 1835, when the Revolution ofTexas began. He enlisted in a volunteercompany, afterwards famous asthe New
The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . tional Convention of March, 1836. Hetook an active part in all its deliberations. He did not par-ticipate in the battle of San Jacinto, but his oldest son, JohnM. Swisher, was in the campaign. He moved to Austin andresided there until his death in 1869. WARD. This county was named for Thomas William Ward, a na-tive of Ireland. He came to the United States and located inNew Orleans early in life, and was engaged in business therein 1835, when the Revolution ofTexas began. He enlisted in a volunteercompany, afterwards famous asthe New Orleans Grays, whichhad its baptism of blood at thestorming of Bexar in December,1835. He lost a leg in this bat-tle and afterwards becameknown as Teg Leg Ward. Hewas honorably mentioned forgallantry in that was a man of superior intel-ligence. In April, 1841, whilefiring a cannon at the anniversary celebration of the battle ofSan Jacinto, he lost his arm by the explosure of the gun. In the fall of that year he was elected Commissioner of the. 136 The History and Geography of Texas General Land Office of Texas, and held that office until was appointed Collector of Customs at Corpus Christi in1853, and was appointed United States Consul at Panama byPresident Buchanan in 1857, and served as such until the com-mencement of the Civil War in 1861. After the close of that war he resumed his residence at Aus-tin and died there in 1872. THE ALAMO. While the storming of Bexar was in progress the Governorand Council were in session in San Felipe. The conflict of au-thority between the Governor and Council resulted in a confu-sion of militarj^ movements. The command of Johnson andGrant was at San Patricio; Fannin was in command at Goliad,and Travis under orders from the Governor took command ofthe Alamo. He had gathered about him one hundred and fiftymen when he wrote the Governor that an invading army ofseveral thousand Mexicans had already reached the RioGrande, an
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