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	Edward Burleson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bennett Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798 - December 26, 1851) was a Texas soldier, general, and statesman in the Republic of Texas as well as the new state of Texas.
		Known as the "Old Indian Fighter", Burleson was a veteran of the War of 1812 and had served in the Missouri and Texas militias.
		During the siege of Bexar, Burleson served as the second-in-command to Gen. Austin and in November 1835 he was appointed Major General of Texas Volunteers and took command of the Volunteer army besieging San Antonio de Bexar and received the surrender of Mexican general Martin Perfecto de Cós.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Burleson (220 words)

	Siege of Bexar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward Burleson, who had been serving as Austin's second-in-command, was elected Major General and commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army to replace Austin.
		General Burleson assumed command on November 24 and two days later Texan scout Erastus "Deaf" Smith reported Mexican cavalry approaching the city escorting a supply train allegedly carrying the payroll for Mexican troops in Bexar.
		Burleson and Cos held a lenghy meeting discussing the surrender terms and finally on December 11 Burleson accepted most of the Mexican artillery and arms and parroled the 1,100 Mexican soldiers with just enough weaponry to defend themselves as they marched back to Mexico City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siege_of_Bexar (999 words)

	Texas Cooperative Extension, The Burleson County Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Burleson County, composing an area of 666 square miles, is located in the Brazos River Basin in Southeastern Central Texas.
		Burleson ranked 177th in the state and was 72 percent of the state average.
		Burleson County, like other Texas counties, is concentrating on growing a strong educational system and developing a strong economy that will prepare its citizens and its children for the 21st century.
	burleson-tx.tamu.edu (280 words)

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		George Philips their late minister." No doubt, Edward Burleson was serious about his religion, as were all Puritans. In fact, it was not until 1710, with the arrival of Rev. Ebenezer Devotion, that Suffield's Congregational Church had a minister who pleased its members, and he served the church in Suffield for 31 years.
		Edward and Mary had a son Edward F. Burleson who was the source for the "Sir Edward" story which was repeated in a New London County, CT biographical publication in 1905.
		Edward and Edward F. both seem to have been in contact with Dr. Rufus C. Burleson back when Rufus was working so diligently on Burleson family history, and the story was repeated by him, and copied by many others.
	www.bfa4.homestead.com /History.html (2515 words)

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		Edward Burleson, soldier and statesman, son of Capt. James and Elizabeth (Shipman) Burleson, was born at Buncombe County, North Carolina, on December 15, 1798.
		On October 20, 1817, Burleson was appointed a captain of militia in Howard County, Missouri; he was commissioned colonel on June 13, 1821, in Saline County, and was colonel of militia from 1823 to 1830 in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
		On October 17, 1839, Burleson was in command of the ceremonies establishing Austin as the capital of the Republic of Texas.
	www.cemetery.state.tx.us /pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=31 (1134 words)

	Edward Burleson (1798-1851) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Burleson gained a reputation as a military leader at an early age, first in command of a company of militia in Howard County, Missouri, and then as colonel of a frontier regiment in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
		Burleson came to Texas in 1831 and settled near Bastrop on the Colorado River.
		After serving in the Congress of the Republic, Burleson was elected in 1841 to the position of vice-president of Texas.
	www.lsjunction.com /people/burleson.htm (255 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Burleson, Edward (15 Dec. 1798-26 Dec. 1851), frontiersman and vice president of the Republic of Texas, was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, the son of James Burleson and Elizabeth Shipman, a couple who never lived in the same place for more than ten years and never settled on cleared land.
		Burleson was discharged from the army on 22 December 1836.
		Burleson's unit fought in the taking of Monterrey in September, a fight that proved to be his last military action as he was mustered out and returned to Texas in November 1846.
	www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpXI/Edward%20Burleson,%20Vice-Pres.%20Texas.htm (1243 words)

	San Jacinto Museum of History—Burleson
		Edward Burleson was born a soldier's son in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
		Burleson received a land grant in San Felipe de Austin, and began a progression of municipal and military roles, mostly involving the militia.
		Burleson accepted the surrender of Colonel Juan Almonte, one of Santa Anna's highest ranking officers.
	www.sanjacinto-museum.org /The_Battle/Commanders_of_the_Field/Texian/Burleson (329 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sir Edward was the older brother and Aaron Burleson was the younger...
		Edward Burlison was granted 40 acres of land on High St. in Suffield in 1678.
		John-3 Burleson (John-2, Edward-1) was born at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut 28 December 1701 and died in Rhode Island in 1759.
	home.alltel.net /bajulus/edburlct.txt (1954 words)

	Muster at Gonzales & Battle of Bexar 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Edward Burleson, Commander-in-Chief An inventory, showing the pieces of artillery, muskets, cannons, lances, and ammunition, was delivered by Juan Cortina, J. Francisco de Rada, and Francisco Herrera, and received by James Cheshire, William G. Cooke, and W. Patton.
		I have the honor to be, Your Excellency's obedient servant, Edward Burleson, Commander in Chief of the Volunteer Army.
		To General Edward Burleson, Colonel F. Johnson and all the brave officers and soldiers of the citizen volunteer army in Bexar.
	www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/musterbexar7.htm (5676 words)

	San Jacinto Museum of History—Biographies
		In 1833 Colonel Burleson was sent as a delegate from __________ to the Second Convention of Texas, held in San Felipe.
		General Burleson was a member of the House of Representatives from Bastrop County, in the Second Congress of the Republic, September 21, 1837 to May 24, 1838, and a member of the Senate from the District composed of Bastrop, Gonzales and Fayette Counties (?) in the Third Congress, November 5, 1838 to January 24, 1839.
		On September 6, 1841 General Burleson defeated Memucan Hunt and William Menefee for the Vice Presidency of the Republic of Texas and was inaugurated December 10, 184l.
	www.sanjacinto-museum.org /Herzstein_Library/Veteran_Biographies/Browse_Biographies/biographies?action=bio&id=2955 (1003 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BURLESON, ALBERT SIDNEY
		Albert Sidney Burleson, attorney, congressman, and United States postmaster general, was born in San Marcos, Texas, on June 7, 1863, the son of Lucy Emma (Kyle) and Edward Burleson, Jr.
		Burleson was chairman of the United States Telegraph and Telephone Administration in 1918 and chairman of the United States Commission to the International Wire Communication Conference in 1920.
		Burleson died of a heart attack at his home in Austin on November 24, 1937, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbu38.html (474 words)

	Blake Burleson Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Blake Burleson's great, great grandfather, Augustus Lawhorn Burleson, was born in a covered wagon on this trek somewhere in East Texas.
		Two notable Burlesons were Gen. Edward Burleson, the first Vice President of the Republic of Texas, and pioneer missionary and edcator, Dr.
		Burleson's primary research interests are in Jungian Studies, African Religions, and Sports Ethics.
	www3.baylor.edu /~Blake_Burleson/welcome.html (279 words)

	AllRefer.com - Edward Burleson (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Buncombe co., N.C. After living in Tennessee and serving under Andrew Jackson in the war against the Creek (1813–14), he moved to Texas.
		Burleson was a senator, then vice president of the Republic of Texas, but was defeated for the presidency in 1844.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Edward Burleson
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/E-BurlesonE.html (168 words)

	Burleson County Historical Marker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was named for Gen Edward Burleson (1793-1851), under whom many local men had fought in the Texas War for Independence and in Indian Wars.
		Gen. Burleson was a congressman, senator, and vice president of the republic of Texas; also was in first state senate.
		Organized largely through the efforts of Anna Duewall, who had come to Burleson County with her family in 1880, the fellowship originally was known as the German Methodist Church, Caldwell.
	www.rtis.com /reg/caldwell/org/history.htm (4276 words)

	Ed Burleson - Booking Information - Country Music, Texas Style
		Burleson’s Texas bloodline goes back as far as his name: Bennett Edward Burleson IV.
		He also became Burleson’s manager, but two weeks after performing at Ed’s CD release party, Sahm was gone.
		He also found new love and co-produced Bennett Edward Burleson V. Burleson’s life still isn’t perfect — as if anyone’s could be.
	www.rdsmarketing.com /edburleson.html (581 words)

	The Daily University Star \| NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This bust is part of an on-going effort to increase awareness of the contributions of early heroes of Texas such as Burleson and Stephen F. Austin, she said.
		Burleson was involved heavily in the fight for Texas independence as a general.
		He said Burleson’s successful capture of the Alamo was probably one of the most important parts of the fight.
	www.universitystar.com /03/02/27/news8.html (433 words)

	News 8 Austin \| 24 Hour Local News \| TOP STORIES
		Friesen said Burleson is one of the most important people in Texas history, but that few people know the details of his life or his contributions.
		Burleson also laid out the city of San Marcos and introduced the legislation that established Hays County.
		He was kind of a fan of Burleson's and wanted to do something for him, so he donated the land for a cemetery specifically for people like Burleson," Lynch said.
	www.news8austin.com /content/top_stories?ArID=63000&addvid=9860 (341 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BURLESON, EDWARD
		In 1838 he was colonel of the First Regiment of Infantry in the new regular army and on April 4, 1838, defeated Mexican insurrectionists under Vicente Córdova.
		Burleson then made his famous speech before the Alamo: "though Thermopolae had her messenger of defeat, the Alamo had none." In the fall of 1842 Mexican general Adrián Woll
		went to Monterrey, Nuevo León; Burleson was appointed senior aide-de-camp, held the rank of major, and served as a spy during the siege of Monterrey and at Buena Vista.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbu40.html (1104 words)

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		But Burleson, a former rodeo rider, picked himself up, dusted off, and jumped back in the saddle.
		This collection of 14 mostly self-penned songs is the product of that determination, but Burleson made sure to acknowledge the late Texas Tornado’s personal and professional friendship.
		What attracted Sahm was Burleson’s reverence for traditional bluegrass and honky-tonk, delivered with a distinctive nasal twang and not one note of insincerity.
	www.edburleson.com /biography.htm (600 words)

	FAMILY OF EDWARD BURLESON ESTES AND EDITHA DAVIS
		Per Edward's death certificate it states Edward was born in Bowie County, Texas.
		It was not stated in these letters exactly where Edward was while recovering from this wound.
		Roger Estes, Edward's great grandson states family history says that that Edward was shot in the thigh, but also wounded in the hip.
	members.aol.com /lisacsa/ED.htm (893 words)

	Edward Burleson
		Edward Burleson was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina in 1798.
		On 1st December, 1835, Burleson was appointed commander-in-chief of the volunteer army.
		Burleson defeated Mexican insurrectionists (April 1838), the Cherokees at Pecan Bayou (25th December, 1839) and the Comanches at the battle of Plum Creek (August, 1840).
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWbuleson.htm (465 words)

	Texas State Historical Association - Publications - Edward Burleson: Texas Frontier Leader
		Winner of the Summerfield G. Roberts Award presented by the Sons of the Republic of Texas, Edward Burleson is John Jenkins's final contribution to the historical community.
		Co-authored by Ken Kesselus, this is the first biography of this primary hero of the Texas Revolution, renowned Indian fighter, popular statesman of the Republic of Texas, and principal military and political adversary of Sam Houston.
		Burleson was best known for his service as commanding general at the siege and storming of Bexar in 1835, as second in command to Houston at San Jacinto, as fierce protector of the Texas frontier during its early expansion, and finally as vice president of the republic.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /publications/books/burleson.html (180 words)

	Fort Tours \| Early Republic of Texas Rangers
		Marker Text: Where 80 volunteers commanded by General Edward Burleson defeated Vicente Cordova and 75 Mexicans, Indians and Negroes, March 29, 1839, and drove them from Texas, ending the "Cordova Rebellion." 25 of the enemy were killed.
		A party of volunteers from Bastrop was formed under forty-six-year-old Captain Edward Burleson, a North Carolinian who had migrated to Texas in 1831.
		Captain Burleson's men set out to follow the trail of the Indians who had killed the wagoner and his son.
	www.forttours.com /pages/repoftex.asp (4426 words)

	December Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Burleson backed Milam with his army as the fight began.
		1835 Ben Milam and Edward Burleson sent a report to the president of the provisional government describing the Battle of Bexar and requesting reinforcements.
		1851 Gen. Edward Burleson died in Austin during a senate session.
	www.btinternet.com /~dkw57/dec.html (964 words)

	Green, J. of the Texian Expedition Against Mier (tjg_257.htm)
		Privately, Houston remained skeptical that Texas had the resources necessary to carry the war onto Mexican soil and no doubt intended to play for time to allow the public outcry in favor of war to dissipate.
		A veteran of the Revolution and the Cherokee War, the forty-nine-year-old Edward Burleson had been elected to the vice presidency in 1841 on the basis of his distinguished military record.
		A popular but ineffective political leader, the semi-literate Burleson served largely as a mouthpiece for Green (who wrote some of his speeches) and other opponents of the president.
	www.smu.edu /swcenter/tjgreen/tjg_257.htm (503 words)

	RvTx3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In front of the whole assembled Texan army, Burleson questioned this affected man. The captive said the men in the city were disheartened and hungry, and the city could be taken.
		Burleson agreed to hold the rest of the men outside the city's gates while Milam's volunteers attacked the city.
		The document was signed by Cós and Burleson, and then witnessed and signed by Dr. John Cameron.
	users.ev1.net /~gpmoran/RvTx3.htm (1544 words)

	Untitled Document
		Dewey and Helen Teeter Furr, T.A. and Ella Jane Burleson Teeter, Gus, Billie, Isaac Jr., Isaac Sr.
		Theodore and Elva Burleson Lambert, Jonah, Dovie, Joseph, Isaac Jr., Isaac Sr.
		Clifton and Annie Burleson Harwood, Jonah and Ella Burleson, Dovie, Joseph Burleson, Isaac Jr.
	www.bfrg.net /news/World_War_II.htm (1076 words)

	The Gulf Herald - Pensacola's Finest Online Newspaper - FREE Classifieds, Pensacola Real Estate, and more! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		David Mobley, Edward Burleson, and Timothy Vaughn were each presented the Grand Cordon, a discretionary medal given by the Chief of Police for acts of civilian heroism.
		Burleson got out of the vehicle to help Mobley, but the suspect pointed the gun at him and threatened to shoot.
		Above: David Mobley (left), Edward Burleson, stand with Pensacola Police Chief Jerry Potts at the medal ceremony Feb. 24 at the Pensacola Police Station.
	www.gulfherald.com /news/article.asp?newsid=418 (516 words)

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