William Barret Travis was only twenty-six years old when he died defending the Alamo. He came from Alabama just five years before, in 1831, leaving behind a failed career and marriage. Texas, a land he came to love, gave Travis a new life—and an early death.
Image: Portrait of William Barret Travis by McArdle. The McArdle Notebooks, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
