- Edward Burleson
Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798–December 26, 1851) was a soldier, general, and statesman in the state of
Missouri , theRepublic of Texas , and later the U.S. state ofTexas .Known as the "Old Indian Fighter", Burleson was a veteran of the
War of 1812 and had served in the Missouri and Texas militias. In October 1835 he was appointed a lieutenant colonel in the Texas army and served underStephen F. Austin in the opening stages of theTexas Revolution . During the Siege of Béxar, Burleson served as the second-in-command to Gen. Austin and in November, 1835 he was elected Major General of Texas Volunteers and took command of the Volunteer army besieging San Antonio de Béxar and received the surrender of Mexican generalMartín Perfecto de Cos . In March, he was appointed a Colonel of Texas Regulars and led the First Volunteer Infantry Regiment during theRunaway Scrape and at theBattle of San Jacinto .Burleson continued to serve in the army after the war and was eventually promoted
Brigadier General of Texas Regulars.Political service
He served as vice president of the
Republic of Texas in PresidentSam Houston 's second term from 1841-1844. He was a Presidential candidate in the Texas Presidential Election of 1844, but was defeated byAnson Jones . Although he served under Sam Houston, the two despised each other.Burleson was also involved in the
Mexican-American War after Texas was annexed by the United States in 1846.The location of his grave in Austin is in what later became the
Texas State Cemetery .Memorials
Burleson County, Texas is named after him.External links
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* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5827:232 Entry for Edward Burleson] from the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5827 "Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas"] published 1880, hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.]
*Sketch of [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5828:227 Edward Burleson] from [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5828 "A pictorial history of Texas, from the earliest visits of European adventurers, to A.D. 1879"] , hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History] .
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