Come To Illinois And See The Captured Wooden Legs Of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, The Villain Who Ordered His Troops To Kill Davy Crockett And Everyone Else Inside The Alamo, But Who Much Later In Life Brought Chewing Gum To America

The chewing gum story. The leg story, from Roadside America:

Santa Anna's real leg was amputated after he was hit by cannon fire during a melee with the French in 1838 (the leg was interred with full military honors). In 1847, his artificial leg was captured by soldiers of the 4th Illinois Infantry, which is why it's in the Illinois State Military Museum. Santa Anna was eating lunch during a battle with the United States when the Americans surprised him, and he galloped off without his leg. The sergeant who grabbed the wooden (and cork) leg exhibited it at county fairs for a dime a peek, but since 1922 it's been in the care of Illinois National Guard. According to Bill Hatcher, a guide at the museum, no one from Mexico has ever tried to kidnap it. ...

Bill added that two Santa Anna legs were captured by the 4th Illinois Infantry. The second limb, a humble peg leg, was reportedly later used by Lieutenant Abner Doubleday as a baseball bat. It's on display at the Oglesvy Mansion in Decatur, and no has tried to kidnap it, either.

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