Owl Creek Outpost

02/23/2026

On February 24, 1836, Col William B Travis Commander of The Alamo wrote his famous letter to all the World to come to his aid. General Santa Anna had begun his siege of The Alamo.

To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World:
Fellow citizens & compatriots—I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna—I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken—I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch—The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country—Victory or Death.
William Barret Travis

Now Owl Creek Outpost has these famous sayings on a 20 oz Tumbler. Get yours today. Email me at: [email protected] or go to www.owlcreekoutpost.com and order from there.

01/31/2026

01/19/2026

On February 24, 1836 Col William B Travis wrote his Victory or Death Letter to the people of Texas and All Americans in the World. Owl Creek Outpost now has the Victory or Death Letter available for sale. The letter is reproduced on Antiqued Parchment paper and measures 14" x 16". We can ship it flat or rolled up in a plastic sleeve. God Bless Texas

01/13/2026

Many people tell us that our drawings, coins and other pictures of The Alamo is incorrect. They say that we are missing the iconic scalloped roofline.

Below is a posting from the Star of the Republic Museum at Washington on the Brazos.

During the 1836 battle, the Alamo church did not have a roof. Instead, a ramp had been constructed along the rear of the building, allowing defenders to position a cannon on the structure.
The iconic scalloped roofline commonly associated with the Alamo today was added later. In 1849, after the U.S. Army leased the building for use as a storage facility for hay and grain, the roof was constructed as part of those modifications.
Our post of the week is an image of the Alamo showing how the building would have looked like without the 1849 roof addition.

Here at Owl Creek Outpost, we try to stay as historically correct as possible.