1. James Butler Bonham was a 19th-century American soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.
19 Facts About James Bonham
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James Bonham was a second cousin of William B Travis and was a messenger of the Battle of the Alamo.
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James Bonham's younger brother, Milledge Luke Bonham, was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, and served as Governor of South Carolina from 1862 to 1864.
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James Bonham was the son of James and Sophia Butler Bonham.
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James Bonham was expelled, along with the entire senior class.
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In 1830, James Bonham practiced law in Pendleton, but was found in contempt of court after caning an attorney who had insulted one of James Bonham's clients.
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James Bonham was sentenced to ninety days for contempt of court.
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James Bonham served as an aide to Governor James Hamilton Jr.
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James Bonham brandished a sword and pistol, condemning Andrew Jackson and the Washington politicians.
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In October 1834, James Bonham moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where relatives lived.
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James Bonham reached San Felipe, Texas in November 1835, and Bonham was commissioned a lieutenant in the Texian Cavalry on December 3.
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James Bonham had time to set up a law practice in Brazoria and was advertising the fact in the Telegraph and Texas Register by January 2,1836.
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James Bonham was sent by Travis to obtain aid for the garrison at Bexar on about February 16,1836.
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James Bonham visited Goliad, but the commander of the forces there, James Fannin, was unable to provide assistance.
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James Bonham was told it was useless to throw away his life.
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James Bonham answered back that Buck Travis deserved to know the answer to his appeals, spat upon the ground, and galloped west into his own immortality.
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James Bonham died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6,1836, aged 29.
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James Bonham is believed to have died manning one of the cannons in the interior of the Alamo chapel.
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James Bonham is the county seat of Fannin County, named for the commander who James Bonham tried to enjoin for assistance at the Alamo.