8/15-8/18/2025: allow extra time to drive to the San Jacinto Battleground, as construction on the frontage roads at Independence Parkway and Highway 225 may impact your drive.

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

Personal Statistics

  • Date of Birth: 1797
  • Birthplace: South Carolina, Laurens County
  • Came to Texas: 1836
  • Date of Death: 1844
  • Wife: Delilah Burke
  • Children: William Harlan; Jane Harlan Stroud; Martha Harlan; Eliphalet Harlan; Alpheus Harlan; Isaiah Harlan; Mary Harlan Patrick; Sarah Harlan Stephens