=l. 29.= =Crockett= (David, familiarly known as “Davy,” 1786-1836). This noted frontiersman was a Tennesseean. He was prominent in the Creek war, and after a wild life as a scout and hunter became a member of the State legislature, and then of Congress. His waning influence with his constituents, owing to the fact that he opposed Jackson, caused him to join the Texans in their struggle for liberty. =l. 54.= =San Jacinto.= See note on following poem. =l. 57.= =Thermopylæ=, the pass from Thessaly into Locris where Leonidas and his three hundred Spartans fell, B.C. 480. 14. THE FIGHT AT THE SAN JACINTO. By John Williamson Palmer. John Williamson Palmer. See note on “The Maryland Battalion.” The San Jacinto is a river in southern Texas which joins Buffalo Bayou very near where that stream empties into Galveston Bay. The battle by which the Texans gained their independence took place on the 21st of April, 1836. The Texan army numbered exactly seven hundred and eighty-three men, while the Mexicans had more than double that force. =Stanza 1.= =Harman= (Clark M.), a member of the Texan artillery corps. =Stanza 2.= For =Santa Anna=, =Castrillon=, =Almontê= and =Cos=, see “The Men of the Alamo.” =Portilla= (J. N. de la), the Mexican colonel, a native of Yucatan, in command at Goliad, who carried out Santa Anna’s infamous order, and executed Colonel Fannin and his men. See Fannin, p. 205. =Houston.= See “The Men of the Alamo.” =Stanza 4.= =Deaf Smith= (Erastus, called “Deaf” from his infirmity, 1787-1837), a New Yorker by birth, and a guide and spy in the Texan army. His parents early emigrated to Mississippi, and he visited Texas in 1817, but did not settle there until 1821. His courage and coolness in battle were remarkable, and his familiarity with the country rendered his services of the greatest value to the Texan cause. =Karnes= (Henry W.), a Tennesseean, who rose to the rank of colonel in the Texan service. He served with “Deaf” Smith as a scout on various occasions, and was a captain of cavalry at San Jacinto. He died at San Antonio in 1840. =Stanza 6.= For =Travis=, =Bowie=, and =Crockett=, see “The Men of the Alamo.” =Milam= (Benjamin R.), one of the most distinguished and valorous of the Texan patriots who was killed while conducting the attack on San Antonio, December 7, 1835. (See Cos.). Milam was a Kentuckian, and was one of the first citizens of the United States to visit Texas. He was prominent in the Mexican War for Independence, but later suffered much at the hands of the Mexicans. The subjoined tribute to his memory is by William H. Wharton. Oft shall the soldier think of thee, Thou dauntless leader of the brave, Who on the heights of Tyranny Won Freedom and a glorious grave. And o’er thy tomb shall pilgrims weep, And pray to heaven in murmurs low That peaceful be the hero’s sleep Who conquered San Antonio.