| 词条 | Draft:Samuel McCulloch jr |
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Samuel McCulloch jr was a free black man who fought in the Texas Revolution. He was the first soldier wounded in the fight for Texas independence. Early LifeSamuel McCulloch jr was born on Oct 11th 1810 in the State of South Carolina. His father, Samuel McCulloch Sr, had three daughters in addition to Samuel jr. There is no mention of Samuel's mother in any official record. [1] His father would move the family to Montgomery, AL in 1815. They would move again in 1835. This time to Texas, where they would settle in Jackson County on the Lavaca River.[2] Five months after arriving in the Texas territory of Mexico the Texas Revolution would break out, and Samuel jr. would join the cause. The Texas RevolutionSamuel McCulloch jr. would volunteer to fight for Texas liberty in the coming struggle. He would join the Matagorda Volunteer Company, under the command of George M Collinsworth, even though he only lived in Texas for just five months prior.[2] He would be involved in the first battle, the Battle of Goliad. During the battle McCulloch attempted to storm into the officer's barracks and in the process took a bullet to the shoulder, this made him the first soldier wounded in the Texas Revolution. The shot shattered his shoulder causing an injury that would affect him for the rest of his life.[1] For the next year the wound would leave him an invalid, and even after healing he would be crippled from it. By April of 1836 McCulloch was able to return home, although the family was forced to flee as the advancing Mexican Army pushed the Texans Revolutionaries north.[1] In July of that year McCulloch's wound would be finally tended to by a doctor. He was able to remove the musket ball from the shoulder.[2] Legal Trouble in the New RepublicMcCulloch soon found himself living in a country that had just banned all free blacks from living there. With the passing of the Texas Constitution in 1836 all people of African and Native American decent were denied citizenship. McCulloch petitioned the Texas Congress for an exemption to the law. In April he was granted the exemption along with the land grant that he was entitled for his service in the Texas army. That would not be the only law that McCulloch would ignore. In August of 1837 he would marry. He made Mary Vess his bride, however, she was a white woman. This marriage violated the Texas ban on interracial unions. Fortunately the couple was never prosecuted for their violation of the law.[3] In 1840 McCulloch would once again be exempted from a Texas law. He and his sisters would be protected from the Ashworth Act and they would live in Texas until their deaths. References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmc36|title=MCCULLOCH, SAMUEL, JR.|last=THOMPSON|first=NOLAN|date=2010-06-15|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}} 2. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://texashillcountry.com/samuel-mcculloch-jr-true-texan-fighter/|title=Samuel McCulloch, Jr.: A True Texan Fighter|date=2017-09-22|website=Texas Hill Country|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.awb.com/dailydose/?p=1580|title=October 9, 1835: Sam McCulloch becomes the first casualty of the Texas Revolution {{!}} The Daily Dose|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}} |
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