Description: Shortly before his fourteenth birthday, John Christopher Columbus Hill left home with his father and older brother to join the ill-fated 1842 Texas expedition to Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to end any questions over ownership of Texas. John Hill's capture and subsequent adoption by President Antonio López de Santa Anna is one of the most fascinating and curious to come out of this extraordinary episode in Texas history. After a series of escalating events, including Mexican Gen. Adrián Woll's sudden siege of San Antonio, the Texas Rangers sent out a call for volunteers. On Christmas Day, 1842, the Texans encountered the Mexican army at Mier, and the ensuing battle lasted until the next afternoon. During the fight, John Hill killed at least twelve Mexican soldiers; his brother was seriously wounded; and all of the surviving Texans were captured. John was sent back to Mexico City, while his father and brother stayed with the rest of the group. The Texan prisoners subsequently escaped from prison and were recaptured. A furious Santa Anna demanded that they all be executed. The ensuing decision, to execute one-tenth of the group through a drawing of black beans from a jar, is one of the most legendary events in Texas history. In Mexico City, young John Hill asked President Santa Anna to release his father and brother, who were still in prison. Santa Anna agreed, on the condition that he be allowed to adopt John and raise him in Mexico. John's father agreed, and he and John's brother returned to Texas. John stayed in Mexico City and was enrolled at the Colegio de Minería, or College of Mining, from which he graduated in 1850 with a doctorate in engineering and a degree in mining. The story of John C. C. Hill is one of the most remarkable stories to emerge from Texas's struggle for independence. This volume, offered with an educator's guide for classroom use, will appeal to young and old readers alike.
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Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
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Book Title: Brave Boy and a Good Soldier: John C. C. Hill & the Expedition
Item Length: 10 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
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Format: Perfect
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Language: English
Item Height: 0.4 in
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Topic: People & Places / Mexico, History / United States / State & Local, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Unit Quantity: 77
Item Width: 6.1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Texas STATE Historical Association
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Texas History/Biography
Author: Mary Amberson
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 100 Pages
