Captain Arthur T. Lee alamo sketch

In 1848, Captain Arthur T. Lee, Eighth U.S. Infantry, sketched the back of the church and included the side view of the south wall, after the low barracks against the south wall were repaired and put to use by the Army.

In 1848, Captain Arthur T. Lee, Eighth U.S. Infantry, sketched the back of the church and included the side view of the south wall, after the low barracks against the south wall were repaired and put to use by the Army. Credit: Courtesy / Texas State Historical Association

In 1848, Captain Arthur T. Lee, Eighth U.S. Infantry, sketched the back of the church and included the side view of the south wall, after the low barracks against the south wall were repaired and put to use by the Army.