page_title: James Bonham
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: James Bonham / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: James Butler Bonham Elementary School, 925 S. St. Mary, San Antonio, TX This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 78002890
context_page_description: James Bonham was a 19th-century American soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. He was a second cousin of Travis and was a messenger of the Battle of the Alamo. His younger brother, Milledge Luke Bonham, was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, and served as Governor of South Carolina from 1862 to 1864.
context_section_description: The town of Bonham, Texas, is named for him.  Bonham is the county seat of Fannin County, named for the commander who Bonham tried to enjoin for assistance at the Alamo.  A 1936 Texas Centennial Marker was placed on the courthouse square in the city of Bonham. The monument displays a statue of Bonham by Texas sculptor Allie Tennant.  Many Texas schools are named after James Bonham, for example, in the cities of Abilene, Amarillo, Bryan, Dallas, El Paso,  Houston, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Temple.
  "Flat Grove," Bonham's home in Saluda, is the only known birthplace of an Alamo defender still in existence. It is maintained as a museum.
  In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS James B. Bonham was named in his honor.
  Texas A&M University and Bonham's alma mater, the University of South Carolina began an SEC cross-divisional rivalry in 2014 with both schools competing for the Bonham trophy.
caption: James Butler Bonham Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
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