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War Heroine: Emily D. Morgan

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Along with Dickinson, Emily D. West was another war heroine who participated the Texas Revolution. Emily D. West was also known as Emily Morgan due to the fact that she was a slave to James Morgan (Handbook of Texas Online, 2010). According to the Handbook of Texas Online, while James Morgan was going away troops detained Emily and other black servants at Morgan's warehouse where she was forced to go with the Mexican Army (2010). According to the Handbook of Texas Online, during the Battle of San Jacinto Emily was said to have been in Santa Anna’s tent when the Texans charged the Mexican camp (2010). The Handbook of Texas Online also states that Emily did not know of about Houston’s plans and that she could not have delayed Santa Anna
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