1. Mathew Caldwell moved to Missouri with his family in 1818, where he traded, fought, and learned the ways of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
13 Facts About Mathew Caldwell
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Actively recruiting before the battle of Gonzales in October 1835, Mathew Caldwell rode from Gonzales to Mina, informing colonists of the dire need for their support in the volunteer army.
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Mathew Caldwell was appointed a subcontractor to the Texian Army by the Provisional Government of Texas to supply and administer a volunteer army at the siege of Bexar and the Alamo.
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The convention appointed a committee of three, of which Mathew Caldwell was a member, to assess the situation of the enemy on the frontier and the condition of the Texian army.
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Mathew Caldwell went along with them, paying close attention to the state of the new republic as they passed through numerous settlements.
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Mathew Caldwell served as the first Law Enforcement Official or Sheriff of Gonzales County.
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Two months later, he had his company of rangers, and on March 23,1839, Mathew Caldwell became captain of a company in the First Regiment of Infantry of Texas.
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James Campbell was stationed at the Seguin outpost with half of the Mathew Caldwell Rangers, protecting the new town and others stationed close to Gonzales.
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Mathew Caldwell recovered to lead a company at the battle of Plum Creek on August 12,1840.
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On September 18,1842, Mathew Caldwell commanded a force of 200 men from Gonzales, Seguin, San Antonio and other near settlements, confronting and defeating General Adrian Woll, at the battle of Salado Creek.
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In 1826, when he was 28, Mathew Caldwell married Martha A, and they had three children.
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Mathew Caldwell married Hannah Morrison in Washington County, Texas, on May 17,1837, when he was 39.
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Matthew Mathew Caldwell died at his home in Gonzales on December 28,1842, and was buried with honors as a military hero.