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Samuel Colt Sells First Revolver to the US Military

Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the United States government on January 4, 1847. The guns were was mass-produced to be used in the Mexican War. Despite the genius behind his invention, it wasn’t immediately affordable for the common … Continue reading →

Captain Gillespie Immortalized

Conflict: Mexican War

by Kayla

Captain Robert Addison Gillespie “Died Sept. 23 of wounds received in alarming the height above the Bishop’s Palace” during the Battle of Monterrey in the Mexican War. According to General Henderson, Gillespie was a Texas Ranger who “was an educated … Continue reading →