RING
- CATEGORY: PERSONAL ARTIFACTS
- MEASUREMENTS: 1/8"H x 3/4"Dia.
- DATE MADE: c. 1813
Description
Narrow gold band. Inscribed "HONOR" on inside.
Provenance
Given to Sam Houston by his mother Elizabeth when he joined the U.S. army where he served under General Andrew Jackson in the Battle of the Horse Shoe against the Creek.
- ASSOCIATED VETERAN: Houston, Sam
- ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL: Houston, Elizabeth
- CREDIT LINE: Williams, Royston
Associated
Items of Houston, Sam
LAMP, OIL
PURSE
MOCCASIN
LEGGING
CLASP
CANE
RING
PAINTING, "Sam Houston"