Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Bexar County, TX Events Date Type 12/14/1861 At Fort Bliss, Confederate Brigadier-General Henry Sibley takes command of the "Army of New Mexico" Battles/Soldiers 03/09/1878 Charles Lush Wilson dies in San Antonio, Texas Personal 11/18/1861 Confederate Brigadier-General Henry H. Sibley marches from San Antonio to launch his invasion of New Mexico Battles/Soldiers 02/16/1861 General Daniel Twiggs surrenders all U.S. Army units and installations to Texas state troops Battles/Soldiers 02/02/1859 German immigrant William Menger opens his three story hotel in San Antonio, Texas Business/Industry 03/16/1899 Joseph Medill dies in San Antonio, Texas Personal 07/15/1860 Robert E. Lee writes to his wife about one of his former cadets at West Point Education/Culture People Burial Place of Bee, Hamilton Prioleau Documents Date Title 09/27/1858 New York Times, “The Boundary Survey between Mexico and the United States,” September 27, 1858 Images San Antonio, Texas, 1861, artist's impression Menger Hotel, Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, 1936
