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4 unusual facts about Colonel John Henry Moore


Colonel John Henry Moore

Colonel John Henry Moore was an early Texas settler, one of the Old Three Hundred first land grantees to settle the territory.

Texan commander Stephen F. Austin ordered Moore to organize a cavalry company, who were outfitted with pistols and double-barreled shotguns.

He built Moore's Fort in La Grange in 1828, but he is best known for commanding the famous Battle of Gonzales on October, 2 1835.

John Henry Moore

Colonel John Henry Moore (1800–1880) Early Texas settler and an officer in the Texas Revolution



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