The Museum will be closed on Wednsday, May 22, but will be open on Memorial Day, Monday May 27.

Part of an old map of the San Jacinto area from the Texas Revolution

Veteran Bio

Texian Location:  Participant

Battle Statistics

  • Died in Battle: No
  • Rank: Private
  • Company: Lieut. Robert Stevenson

Personal Statistics

  • Date of Birth: 1819 May 27
  • Birthplace: New Hampshire, Derry
  • Came to Texas: 1831
  • Date of Death: 1900 Feb 27
  • Burial Place: Giddings City Cemetery, Giddings, Texas
  • Other Battles: Gonzales; Bexar
  • Comments: May not have been at San Jacinto at the start of the battle on April 21, but helped round up Mexican soldiers afterwards. Fought in U.S.-Mexican War; at Resaca de la Palma and Monterrey.
  • Bounty Certificate: 1534
  • Profession: Blacksmith
  • Wife: 1. Sarah Card; 2. Julia Kersting
  • Children: Frances Redfield Damon; Mary Ann Redfield McKinney; Susan Redfield Ramsey; Sarah Redfield Philips; Louise Redfield Smith; Robert Henry Redfield; Samuel Redfield; William Redfield; Elmira Redfield Orrell; Harriett Redfield Ball; Elizabeth Redfield Vogel; 4