James Sr. and son Benjamin hauled supplies to the San Jacinto Battlefield in 1836 where his sons William Carver, John F. and James W. Winters, Jr., were in the action in General Sidney Sherman's Second Regiment and Captain William Ware's Company. William Carver Winters was wounded in the battle.
His brother brought him home to Old Waverly where he recovered.
The three Winter brothers at San Jacinto all received Bounty and Donation Land Grants for their service. Their names are engraved on the bronze panel inside the San Jacinto Monument.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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