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1842, Matthew "Old Paint" Caldwell

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Old City Cemetery, W. College St., Gonzales, Texas
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Born in Kentucky in 1798
Died at Gonzales Dec. 28, 1842
Signer of the Tex. Declaration
of Independence; Served in the
Army in 1836; Appointed Captain
of Rangers January 15, 1839;
Participated in the Battle of
Plum Creek August 12,1840;
Commanded a Company on the
Santa Fe Expedition in 1841;
Commander of the Texas Forces
in the Woll Campaign of 1842.

 


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