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NEWSPAPER - THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE,  PO Box 1518, Victoria, Texas 77902,  Phone:  361-575-1451, The Victoria Advocate Web Site Online,  http://thevictoriaadvocate.com/ .  This historic newspaper has provided news service to the regional area for  over hundred years.  If there was a news making event, this newspaper probably recorded it.

 

NEWSPAPER - THE GOLIAD MESSENGER, THE GOLIAD ADVANCE , THE GOLIAD GUARD, THE GOLIAD WEEKLY GUARD, THE GOLIAD ADVANCE GUARD, represent the various newspapers published locally for Goliad County, Texas.  The years range from circa 1856-1941, with some missing issues.  Microfilm copies are available at three principle repositories.  The most principle source is the Goliad County Public Library, 320 South Commercial Street, P. O. Box 1025, Goliad, TX  77963, Phone:  (361) 645-2291.  Another source, The VC/UHV LIBRARY, 2602 N. Ben Jordan Victoria, Texas 77901, Phone: (361) 570-4177, and the VC/UHV LIBRARY , http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu/libraryinfo/home.cfm , has many of the publications by year.  Another  principle source, The University of Texas at Austin, Collection of the Center for American History, Austin, Texas 78712, Phone:  512-495-4515, and their web site online, http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.html

 

 

"R"  SURNAMES:  OBITUARIES AND OBITUARY ABSTRACTS OF GOLIAD COUNTY

Robertson, General J. H

 

Jan 9, 1890 Dallas Morning News - Waco, Tex., Jan 8, Gen. J. H. Robertson died at a late hour last night at the residence of his son, Gen. Felix II Robertson and tonight the remains escorted by the Waco association of ex-confederates, the Waco medical association, the Texas veteran's association, the masons and the Mexican war veterans, the mayor and city council were taken to the Houston and Texas central east-bound train and sent for burial to Independence, Washington county, Tex. An escort selected from all the associations accompanying. Gen. Robertson at his death was 76 years of age. He came to Texas from the state of his birth, Kentucky, bringing a company of riflemen and joining Gen. Sam Houston, aided in gaining Texas independence. He settled in Washington county when the war with Mexico ended and frequently represented his people to both branches of the legislature. He represented his county in the accession convention and was moderate in his counsels but voted for the ordinance and in 1861, raising a company, he joined the Fifth Texas Infantry. He was promoted from captain along all the successive grades until Gen. Hood's promotion left the command of that famous brigade vacant and it was given to Gen. Robertson immediately. He began and closed his brilliant military career with Hood's brigade, sharing with it, it's glories and disasters, and when the war ended he returned to Texas and settled at Goliad where he resumed the practice of medicine, his original profession, which, however, was often during his eventful life put aside for other duties. Gen. Robertson died of cancer in the face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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