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Edward Burleson
[DVD] :
soldier & statesmen /
Hays County Historical Commission.
[San Marcos, TX] :
Hays County Historical Commission,
2015.
1 videodisc (28 min.) :
digital ;
4 3/4 in.
"The hero of thirty battles who was never known to retreat. The story of General Edward Burleson and the early days of the Republic of Texas, statehood, and the founding of Hays County." -- Cover.
Directed by Richard Kidd; produced by Kate Johnson.
Narration by Bill Bryce, Brian Jepson, and B.J. Strafe.
This documentary tells the story of General Edward Burleson, who came to Texas in 1830 and fought Indians, the Mexican Army in the Siege of Bexar, lead troops at San Jacinto, fought in the Mexican-American War, served as a representative and senator for the Republic and State of Texas and was a Vice-President of the Republic. Burleson contemporaries were Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, and Jack C. Hays. He fought Comanches almost non-stop for 20 years, helped survey and lay out Austin and San Marcos, formed the Texas Rangers, and was the first person buried in the Texas State Cemetery in 1851.
DVD.
20150612.
Burleson, Edward
1798-1851
Biography.
Hays County (Tex)
History.
Hays County (Tex)
Biography.
San Marcos (Tex)
History.
San Marcos (Tex)
Biography.
Texas
History
Revolution, 1835-1836
Biography.
Texas
History
Republic, 1836-1846
Biography.
Texas
History
To 1846
Biography.
Documentary videos.
Kidd, Richard,
director.
Johnson, Kate,
producer.
Pryce, Bill,
narrator.
Jepson, Brian,
narrator.
Strafe, B. J,
narrator.
Hays County Historical Commission,
producer.
TXDRI