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his family moved to Kentucky shortly before Ben's birth
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Ben Milam wasborn
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Ben and a friendmade a large shipment of flower with a friend
and almost died from yellow fever -
became a meber of the American forces in the war of 1812
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Ben met a man named James Long husband of Jane Long
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for planning to avenge James longs death he wasin jail for a short peirod of time
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Ben joined volunteers during the Texas reveloution.
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Ben said "Who will go with old Ben Milan to San Antonio?"
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he died by a riffle shot in 1835
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after he died he inspired fellow Texans to retake San Antonio
