(7-2007) The Alamo, San Antonio, TX. View looking east from southwest corner of Long Barrack
 
1836: The Battle of the Alamo
 
1861: Texas secedes from the Union and joins the Confederate States of America. The Confederate army takes over military facilities at the Alamo with the withdrawal of U.S. troops
 
1865: The last land battle of the Civil War is fought near Brownsville in May. The U.S. Army resumes use of the Alamo
 
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(7-2007) Interpretive marker in previous photo
 
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(7-2007) Alamo diorama in above photo
 
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(7-2007) Another view of the Long Barrack
 
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