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List of Alamo defenders. Partial scan of the March 24, 1836 Telegraph and Texas Register with the first Texian list of defenders killed at the Battle of the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a crucial conflict of the Texas Revolution. In 1835, colonists from the United States joined with Tejanos (Mexicans born ...
Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson(c. 1814 – October 7, 1883) and her infant daughter, Angelina, were among the few American survivors of the 1836 Battle of the Alamoduring the Texas Revolution. Her husband, Almaron Dickinson, and 185 other Texiandefenders were killed by the Mexican Army. Early life. [edit]
John Walker Baylor, Jr. Soldier. 1813–1836. According to his family, Baylor left the Alamo as a courier, probably February 25. He died of complications from wounds suffered at the Battle of San Jacinto. [ 30 ][ 31 ] Anselmo Bergara. Soldier. 1778–. He and Andrew Barcena had been part of Seguín's company.
Saving the Alamo Long Barrack Fortress. Adina Emilia De Zavala (November 28, 1861 – March 1, 1955) was an American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history. Her efforts led to saving the Alamo Long Barrack Fortress for future generations. She was born to Augustine De Zavala (originally de Zavala), [1] son of Lorenzo de Zavala ...
Almaron Dickinson (1800 – March 6, 1836) was a Texian soldier and defender during the Battle of the Alamo, fought during the Texas Revolution.Dickinson is best known as the artillery officer of the small garrison, and the husband of one of the few non-Mexican survivors to live through the battle, Susanna Dickinson, as well as the father to their infant daughter Angelina, whose life was also ...
Battle of the Alamo †. Signature. William Barret " Buck " Travis (August 1, 1809 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American lawyer and soldier. He is known for helping set the Texas Revolution in motion during the Anahuac disturbances and commanding the Misión San Antonio de Valero (aka "The Alamo") as a lieutenant colonel in the Texian ...
Robert Patton (father) Rebecca Patton (mother) Elizabeth Crockett (née Patton, born May 22, 1788; died January 31, 1860) was an American female farmer, housewife, and widow, who is recognized in history as the wife of Alamo defender Davy Crockett.
Williams was an instructor at the University of Texas from 1925 to 1951. She researched and wrote about the Alamo, of which she was considered a foremost authority, [5] and Sam Houston. [1] Her dissertation was the first scholarly study of the survivors of the Alamo. [6] Portions of the dissertation were published in Southwestern Historical ...