The official store of the Texas Nationalist Movement.
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 as a Christmas ornament: the cameo on the front, his words on the back: “Who will go with old Ben Milam into San Antonio?”
Round aluminum, about 3.5 inches across, printed on both sides, with a red ribbon. Printed to order.
Portrait after the engraving 'Brave Ben Milam' in the McArdle Notebooks. Image courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
