Too Brave To Die

The Mexican army captured 15 men of Dawson’s Brigade, including Henry’s brother Norman. They were marched a thousand miles to Fortaleza de San Carolos de Perote between Mexico City and Veracruz. Norman and five others would die at the prison known as “The Coffin.” On April 22, 1847, Gen. Winfield Scott led the U.S. Army’s capture of the notorious castle that had once held within its walls such famous Texas Rangers as Samuel