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POTTER, Reuben Marmaduke (1802-1890). The Fall of the Alamo. A Reminiscence of the Revolution of Texas. San Antonio: Printed on the Herald Steam Press, 1860.
8o (220 x 136 mm). 16 pages plus plan of the Alamo. Original printed yellow wrappers (rebacked, some soiling, ink effacement of inscription on upper wrapper); blue quarter morocco slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY AND HEAVILY ANNOTATED IN MANUSCRIPT IN THE AUTHOR'S HAND, OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND RARE ACCOUNTS OF THE FALL OF THE ALAMO, based on interviews with members of Santa Anna's forces and other material gathered by Potter. INSCRIBED BY POTTER on the title: "To Maj. P.H. Vartan(?) with the author's comp. RMP." This copy has been greatly enhanced by Potter's manuscript notes, totaling hundreds of words. A group of notes on the plan explains the positions of men and supplies within. Another note comments on a letter from Travis and describes the burning of bodies and further elucidates the number of Texans in the fortress at the time of the attack. Another long manuscript note gives more information, based on a first-hand account, of the start of the attack the morning of 6 March 1836. The recto of the rear wrapper is likewise filled with Potter's manuscript notes giving more information on the number of Mexican forces killed during the battle and responding to some who have questioned the veracity of his account.
Potter gives a detailed description of the fall of the Alamo, from the Mexican invasion to the aftermath of the attack. He seeks to correct the misconceptions and errors perpetuated in the nearly twenty-five years since the battle, criticizing falsehoods perpetuated by both Texans and Mexicans, and correcting mistaken assertions made by historians, including Henderson Yoakum in his History of Texas. Potter estimates that the total number of men in Santa Anna's invading army came to 7,500, a third of which likely participated in the attack on the Alamo. He gives a long description of the physical structure and plan of the Alamo--including a plan printed at front--based on personal measurements made in 1841. Potter discusses the assault plan of the Mexican forces, lauds the strategy employed by General Castrillon, and describes the actions and deaths of Travis, Crockett, Bowie, and others. He closes by assessing the military lessons learned from the battle, and calls for a fitting memorial to the Texans who died in defense of the Alamo.
Reuben Marmaduke Potter was born in New Jersey but had a long career in Mexico and Texas as a customs officer, commercial agent, and military attaché. In October 1836 he wrote "Hymn to the Alamo," which was printed in many Texas publications. When the Alamo fell, and for a time thereafter, he lived in Matamoros, and took the opportunity to interview many members of the Mexican forces for their recollections of the battle.
Not in Sabin. Winkler and OCLC together locate only seven copies. The Library of Congress exhibition catalogue notes a blue paper cover on their copy. A rare and desirable account, greatly enhanced by the author's copious manuscript notes. Eberstadt 162:612; Library of Congress Texas Exhibition 281; New Texas Handbook V, pp. 298-9; Raines p. 167 (reprint edition); Winkler 1368.
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FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY AND HEAVILY ANNOTATED IN MANUSCRIPT IN THE AUTHOR'S HAND, OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND RARE ACCOUNTS OF THE FALL OF THE ALAMO, based on interviews with members of Santa Anna's forces and other material gathered by Potter. INSCRIBED BY POTTER on the title: "To Maj. P.H. Vartan(?) with the author's comp. RMP." This copy has been greatly enhanced by Potter's manuscript notes, totaling hundreds of words. A group of notes on the plan explains the positions of men and supplies within. Another note comments on a letter from Travis and describes the burning of bodies and further elucidates the number of Texans in the fortress at the time of the attack. Another long manuscript note gives more information, based on a first-hand account, of the start of the attack the morning of 6 March 1836. The recto of the rear wrapper is likewise filled with Potter's manuscript notes giving more information on the number of Mexican forces killed during the battle and responding to some who have questioned the veracity of his account.
Potter gives a detailed description of the fall of the Alamo, from the Mexican invasion to the aftermath of the attack. He seeks to correct the misconceptions and errors perpetuated in the nearly twenty-five years since the battle, criticizing falsehoods perpetuated by both Texans and Mexicans, and correcting mistaken assertions made by historians, including Henderson Yoakum in his History of Texas. Potter estimates that the total number of men in Santa Anna's invading army came to 7,500, a third of which likely participated in the attack on the Alamo. He gives a long description of the physical structure and plan of the Alamo--including a plan printed at front--based on personal measurements made in 1841. Potter discusses the assault plan of the Mexican forces, lauds the strategy employed by General Castrillon, and describes the actions and deaths of Travis, Crockett, Bowie, and others. He closes by assessing the military lessons learned from the battle, and calls for a fitting memorial to the Texans who died in defense of the Alamo.
Reuben Marmaduke Potter was born in New Jersey but had a long career in Mexico and Texas as a customs officer, commercial agent, and military attaché. In October 1836 he wrote "Hymn to the Alamo," which was printed in many Texas publications. When the Alamo fell, and for a time thereafter, he lived in Matamoros, and took the opportunity to interview many members of the Mexican forces for their recollections of the battle.
Not in Sabin. Winkler and OCLC together locate only seven copies. The Library of Congress exhibition catalogue notes a blue paper cover on their copy. A rare and desirable account, greatly enhanced by the author's copious manuscript notes. Eberstadt 162:612; Library of Congress Texas Exhibition 281; New Texas Handbook V, pp. 298-9; Raines p. 167 (reprint edition); Winkler 1368.