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To: CharleyMike who wrote (56076)	10/11/2000 7:47:36 PM
From: CharleyMike	Respond to of 71178

. With Sylvester(Captain James A. Sylvester, see tamu.edu; in the capture of Santa Anna were Joel W. Robison, Joseph D. Vermillion, Alfred H. Miles and David Cole.] They took the captive to camp, and on the way, Mexican prisoners recognized him and cried, "El Presidente!" I particularly like this quote: "His service record may be seen in the State Archives at Austin. It is Comptroller's Military Services Record No. 1046. It is certified by Captain Wood that Sylvester enlisted December 18, 1835: was second sergeant and color bearer. It states that he participated in the engagement on April 20th and 21st and "was the individual who took the person of Santa Anna." Thanks, Ish. I never would have known about Captain Sylvester without this discussion. Interesting stuff.

To: CharleyMike who wrote (56076)	10/11/2000 7:48:12 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

<<I'll get back to ya'. If you have any references to cite specific participation in Santa Anna's capture, send 'em up. May save me a lot of work....... >> Will do. I've lost the article on Sgt. Gill who was from Atlanta, Illinois and led a platoon that ate Santa Anna's Dinner and stole his wooden leg. A book was written about Sgt. Gill extolling his virtues and only getting repaid for the platoon after the war. III have two documents that say he was paid before the war and not after. III contacted the authors, one in Atlanta, Illinois and one in Phoenex, AZ. They wanted me to send my documents to Arizona, and not 20 miles down the road. Ok, gist comes to fact. My great granddaddy was given 320 acres by presidents Polk and Taylor in 1846 and 1849. Now the documents are getting a little hard to read so it took some time. I still own that ground.