An engraving of Sarah Borginnis, known as "The Heroine of Fort Brown" or "The Great Western" giving out water to U.S. soldiers during the siege of the U.S. fort (later known as Fort Texas or Fort Taylor and finally as Fort Brown) located opposite Matamoros. The siege lasted from May 1, 1846 until May 9, 1846, when the fort's garrison was relieved by victorious U.S. troops immediately following the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. [The front page from "Mexican Treacheries and Cruelties, Incidents and Sufferings in the Mexican War with Accounts of Hardships endured; Treacheries of the Mexicans; Battles Fought, and Success of American Arms; Also, an Account of Valiant Soldiers Fallen and the Particulars of the Death and Funeral Services in Honor of Captain George Lincoln, of Worcester" by a volunteer returned from the war. For further reading, see: Brian Sandwich, The Great Western: Legendary Lady of the Southwest (El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1991).]
