. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. e of them lived on Quinta street, now DwyerAvenue, of whom there were three brothers, Volney, a lawyer andcongressman from this district during the days of the TexasRepublic, Richard and Russell, the latter previously men-tioned. All are dead. The other Howard family lived on South Alamo at thehead of Market street. There were also three brothers of thisfamily, who were George Thomas, deceased, a Major in the Mexicanwar and also a scout and Indian fighter and U. S. Indian second brother, Clem, was also an Indian fighter, nowa resident of Sa
. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. e of them lived on Quinta street, now DwyerAvenue, of whom there were three brothers, Volney, a lawyer andcongressman from this district during the days of the TexasRepublic, Richard and Russell, the latter previously men-tioned. All are dead. The other Howard family lived on South Alamo at thehead of Market street. There were also three brothers of thisfamily, who were George Thomas, deceased, a Major in the Mexicanwar and also a scout and Indian fighter and U. S. Indian second brother, Clem, was also an Indian fighter, nowa resident of San Angelo and the third. Dr. Henry PeytonHoward, called by his many friends, Hal Howard, residingnow in Dallas. He was a leading medical practitioner of early Combats and Coxouests of Lmmortal Heroes 195 days and was also postmaster here during Clevelands firstpresidential incumbency. His son and namesake, residingnear Floresville, served in the Spanish American war as a lieu-tenant of the Belknap troop of the 1st Texas \^olunteer MAJOR LEWIS .MAVERICK SR. SECOND AMERICAN MALE BORN IN SAN OF SECOND GENERATIONOF MAVERICK FAMILY. BRAVE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER. Jack Hays was another celebrity of San Antonio and was a noted scout and ranger, who commanded first acompany of rangers, afterward a regiment of them and ultimatelybecame a bris^adier general after he left here and went to Cali- 196 Combats and Conquests of Immortal Heroes fornia. He was related to the Calvert family of Seguin andalso of the Rutland family of Mississippi, my wifes died in California. He had many successful engagementswith Indians. Many prominent Indian fighters served withand under him. He is said, like Big Foot Wallis, to havebeen utterly fearless. John Twohig was another typical Irish gentleman. Hewas a banker and merchant. He was C|uite eccentric andalso very charitable. When he heard the Mexican armywas marching here, knowing it would loot his store, which wasthen nea
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