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Ben Milam fought for Mexican independence before he fought for Texas. In December 1835, as the army debated pulling back from San Antonio, he called for volunteers to storm the town. He was killed in the fighting on December 7. Two days later the Mexican garrison surrendered.
Texas Legends No. 8 on canvas: the woodcut portrait beside his words: “Who will go with old Ben Milam into San Antonio?”
Gallery-wrapped canvas, 1.25 inches deep, hand-stretched on wood bars, in warm black on Tan, 18 by 12 or 24 by 16 inches, landscape. Ready to hang. Printed to order.
Portrait after the engraving 'Brave Ben Milam' in the McArdle Notebooks. Image courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
