The "Twin Sisters" were two six-pound cannon sent to aid the Texans by the citizens of Cincinnati.[6] Since the United States was officially neutral regarding the rebellion in Texas, the cannons were called "hollow ware".[6] They were shipped to New Orleans by river, then to Galveston, Texas.[7] They got their nickname when a doctor arrived with the cannons and his twin daughters.[7] Someone remarked there are two sets of twins here and their nickname stuck.[7] They went on to become famous in Texas history.[7]
