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Revision as of 19:42, 14 August 2008

People who are believed to have participated in the Battle of the Alamo, on the Texan side, are listed here. The first report of the names of the Texian victims of the battle came in the March 24, 1836 issue of the Telegraph and Texas Register. The 115 names on the list were supplied by couriers John Smith and Gerald Navan.[1]

Defenders

Name Rank Company Birthdate Birthplace Status
Juan Abamillo Sergeant Seguin's cavalry company Texas killed in battle[2]
James L. Allen (Texas) Private unknown January 2, 1815 Kentucky Last courier to leave the Alamo (March 5); died April 25, 1901.[2]
Robert Allen (Texas) Private Forsyth's company Virginia killed in battle[3]
George Andrews New Orleans Greys Andrews is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. In fall 1836 Captain Thomas Breece compiled a list of the men who had originally been under his command, and marked Andrews as killed at the Alamo.[4]
Miles DeForrest Andross Private Blazeby's infantry company 1809 Bradford, Vermont killed in battle[5]
Micajah Autry Private Harrison's company (Volunteer Auxiliary Corps) 1794 Sampson County, North Carolina killed in battle[6]
Juan A. Badillo Sergeant Seguin's cavalry Company Texas killed in battle[7]
Peter James Bailey III Private Harrison's company (VAC) 1812 Springfield, Kentucky killed in battle[7]
Isaac G. Baker Private Gonzales Ranging Company of Mounted Volunteers September 15, 1814 Arkansas killed in battle[8]
William Charles M. Baker Captain unknown Missouri killed in battle[9]
John J. Ballentine Private Carey's artillery company Pennsylvania killed in battle[10]
Richard W. Ballentine Private unknown 1814 Scotland killed in battle[11]
John J. Baugh Captain (adjutant staff officer) unknown 1803 Virginia killed in battle[12]
Joseph Bayliss Private Harrison's company (VAC) 1808 Tennessee killed in battle[12]
John Walker Baylor, Jr. Private Dimitt's company December 1813 Stone Creek, Kentucky left Alamo as a courier, probably February 25. Died September 3, 1836 from complications of wounds suffered at the Battle of San Jacinto[13]
John Blair Private unknown 1803 Tennessee killed in battle[14]
Samuel Blair Captain, assistant to ordnance chief Ordnance Department 1807 Tennessee killed in battle[15]
William Blazeby Captain Commanding officer of an infantry company 1795 England killed in battle[15]
James Bonham Second Lieutenant unknown February 20, 1807 Edgefield County, South Carolina killed in battle[16] One of a few of the Alamo garrison-besides Travis; Bowie; and Crockett, Juan Seguin; AMos Pollard; Samuel Maverick, Dr John Sutherland-of whom a portrait exists.
Daniel Bourne Private Carey's artillery company 1810 England killed in battle[17]
James Bowie Colonel Commander of the volunteers, co-commander of the garrison April 10, 1796

Logan County, Kentucky

killed in battle[18][19]
Jesse B. Bowman Private unknown 1785 Tennessee According to most lists, Bowman was killed at the Alamo.[20] Historian Thomas Ricks Lindley states that Bowman's name did appear on the first monument to Alamo defenders (which was destroyed in 1881), but no other records have been located to verify his service in San Antonio. A land contract dated February 13, 1836 appears to place Bowman in Copper County, TX instead of at the Alamo; his family believes the contract was forged.[21]
George Brown Private unknown 1801 England killed in battle[22]
James Brown Private unknown 1800 Pennsylvania killed in battle[22]
Robert Brown Private unknown possibly 1818 Left as a courier after February 25[23]
James Buchanan Private unknown 1813 killed in battle[24]
Samuel E. Burns Private Carey's artillery company 1810 Ireland killed in battle[24]
George D. Butler Private unknown 1813 Missouri killed in battle[24]
John Cain Private Carey's artillery company 1802 Pennsylvania killed in battle[25]
Robert Campbell Lieutenant Harrison's company (VAC) 1810 Tennessee killed in battle[25]
William R. Carey Captain Commanding officer of an artillery company) 1806 Virginia killed in battle[25]
Charles Henry Clark Private New Orleans Greys, under Breece Killed in battle.[26]
M.B. Clark Private probably Baker's company Killed in battle.[27]
Daniel W. Cloud Private Harrison's company February 20, 1812 Lexington, Kentucky Killed in battle.[27]
Robert Cochran Private Carey's company 1810 New Jersey Killed in battle.[27] Cochran County, Texas is named for him.[28]
George Washington "Wash" Cottle Gonzales Ranging Company 1811 Hurricane Township, Lincoln County, Missouri Killed in battle. His brother-in-law, Thomas J. Jackson, also died at the Alamo.[28]
Henry Courtman Private New Orleans Greys under Breece 1808 Germany Killed in battle.[28]
Lemuel Crawford Private Carey's company 1814 South Carolina Killed in battle.[29]
David Crockett Private Harrison's company August 17, 1786 Green County, Tennessee Killed in battle.[29] Alamo co-commander Travis praised Crockett for his actions during the siege, writing "The Hon. David Crockett was seen at all points, animating the men to do their duty."[30]
Robert Crossman Private Blazeby 1810 Pennsylvania Killed in battle.[31]
Antonio Cruz y Arocha Private Seguin's cavalry Left Alamo with Juan Seguin as a courier on February 25.[31] He later served at the Battle of San Jacinto.[32]
David P. Cummins Private 1809 Lewiston, Pennsylvania Killed in battle. His cousin-in-law, John Purdy, also died at the Alamo.[32]
Robert Cunningham October 18, 1804 Ontario County, New York Private Carey's company Killed in battle.[32][33]
Jacob C. Darst
John Davis
Freeman H.K. Day
Jerry C. Day
Squire Daymon
William Dearduff
Stephen Dennison
Charles Despallier
Lewis Dewall
Almaron Dickinson
James Dickson New Orleans Greys Dickson is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. In fall 1836 Captain Thomas Breece compiled a list of the men who had originally been under his command, and marked Dickson as killed at the Alamo.[4]
John Henry Dillard
James R. Dimpkins
Andrew Duvalt
Carlos Espalier
Gregorio Esparza
Robert Evans Reportably killed in the Alamo Chapel before he could blow up the powder magazinie
Samuel B. Evans
James L. Ewing
William Keener Faunterloy
William Fishbaugh
John Flanders
Dolphin Ward Floyd
John Hubbard Forsyth
Antonio Fuentes
Galba Fuqua
William Garnett
James W. Garrand
James Girard Garrett
John E. Garvin
John E. Gaston
James George
John C. Goodrich
Albert Calvin Grimes
José María Guerrero
James C. Gwynne
James Hannum
John Harris
Andrew Jackson Harrison
I.L.K. Harrison unknown Harrison's company (VAC) unknown Harrison is not included on most lists of Alamo defenders. Lindley believes he should be included however. Neill signed an affadavit in 1838 swearing that when he left the Alamo on February 14 Harrison was a member of the garrison, and to his knowledge Harrison remained with the garrison and was killed in the battle.[34]
William B Harrison
Joseph M. Hawkins
John M. Hays
Charles M. Heiskell
Patrick Henry Herndon
William Daniel Hersee
Tapley Holland
James Holloway New Orleans Greys Holloway is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. In fall 1836 Captain Thomas Breece compiled a list of the men who had originally been under his command, and marked Holloway as killed at the Alamo.[4]
Samuel Holloway
William D. Howell Alamo Surgeon killed in Battle
Thomas P. Hutchinson New Orleans Greys Hutchinson is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. In fall 1836 Captain Thomas Breece compiled a list of the men who had originally been under his command, and marked Hutchinson as killed at the Alamo.[4]
Thomas Jackson
William Daniel Jackson
Green B. Jameson
Gordon C. Jennings
Damacio Jimenes (Ximenes)
Lewis Johnson
William Johnson
John Jones
John Benjamin Kellog
James Kenney
Andrew Kent
Joseph Kerr
George C. Kimbell
William Philip King
William Irvine Lewis
William J. Lightfoot
Jonathan L. Lindley
William Linn
Toribio Losoya "José Toribio Losoya" according to Find-A-Grave[35]
George Washington Main
William T. Malone
William Marshall
Albert Martin
Edward McCafferty
Jesse McCoy
William McDowell
James McGee
John McGregor
Robert McKinney
Eliel Melton Quartermaster. Reportably killed by Mexican Cavalry outside the Alamo
Thomas R. Miller
William Mills
Isaac Millsaps
Edwin T. Mitchell
Napoleon B. Mitchell
Edward F. Mitchusson Alamo Surgeon Killed in Battle
Robert B. Moore
Willis A. Moore
John Morman New Orleans Greys Morman is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. In fall 1836 Captain Thomas Breece compiled a list of the men who had originally been under his command, and marked Morman as killed at the Alamo.[4]
Robert Musselman Sergeant Capt. William Blazeby' infantry company 1805 Ohio Killed in action. Formerly served in US Army during Seminole Indian War; one of the few Alamo defenders-besides Travis; Crockett and Bonham-who had prior military experience.
Andrés Nava
George Neggan
Andrew M. Nelson
Edward Nelson
George Nelson
James Northcross
James Nowlan
George Pagan
Christopher Adam Parker
William Parks
Richardson Perry
Amos Pollard Alamo Surgeon October 29, 1803 Ashburnham, MAssachusetts Killed in Battle
John Purdy Reynolds Alamo Surgeon Killed in Battle
Thomas H. Roberts
James Waters Robertson
Isaac Robinson
James M. Rose
Jacob Roth Major Harrison's company (VAC) unknown Roth is not included on most lists of Alamo defenders. Lindley believes that Roth should be included. Roth appeared on a February 1, 1836 muster roll at the Alamo garrison, and a petition to the Nacogdoches probate court on January 31, 1838 to settle Roth's affairs listed his death as on or about March 6.[34]
Jackson J. Rusk
Joseph Rutherford
Isaac Ryan
Mial Scurlock
Marcus L. Sewell killed in action {alleged to be Jewish}
Manson Shied
Cleveland Kinloch Simmons Lieutenant Forsyth's company June 8 1815 Charleston, South Carolina killed in action
Andrew H. Smith
Charles S. Smith
Joshua G. Smith
William H. Smith
John Spratt New Orleans Greys Spratt is not listed on most lists of Alamo defenders. In fall 1836 Captain Thomas Breece compiled a list of the men who had originally been under his command, and marked Spratt as killed at the Alamo.[4]
Richard Starr
James E. Stewart
Richard L. Stockton
A. Spain Summerlin
William E. Summers
William DePriest Sutherland August 10, 1818 Killed in Battle. Nephew of Dr John Sutherland-an Alamo Courier who missed the final battle because of a accident
Edward Taylor
George Taylor
James Taylor
William Taylor
B. Archer M. Thomas
Henry Thomas
Jesse G. Thompson
John W. Thomson Alamo Surgeon Killed in Battle
John, M. Thruston
Burke Trammel
William B. Travis Lt. COlonel Cavalry August 9, 1809 Edgefield District, South Carolina Commanded the "Regulars"; first of the defenders to be killed in the final battle[citation needed]
2nd cousin of defender James Bulter Bonham
George W. Tumlinson
James Tylee
Asa Walker
Jacob Walker Capt. William R. Carey artillery company 1799 Tennessee One of the last of the Alamo garrision to be killed-in the Alamo chapel[citation needed]
William B. Ward
Henry Warnell Capt. William R. Carey artillery company 1812 Resident of Arkansas Historians disagree on whether Warnell was at the Alamo. The historians who place Warnell in the Alamo believe Warnell either escaped during the battle on March 6 or that he left as a courier. Warnell died in Port Lavaca, Texas of wounds incurred either during the final battle or during his escape as a courier.[25][64]
Joseph G. Washington
Thomas Waters
William Wells
Isaac White
Robert White
Hiram James Williamson
William Wills
David L. Wilson
John Wilson 1804 Pennsylvania
Anthony Wolf Capt. William R. Carey artillery company February 17, 1782 Spain He and his sons were some of the last of garrison to be killed in Alamo Chapel[citation needed]
Claiborne Wright
Charles Zanco
John, a Black Freedman


Unless otherwise noted, these names are fetched from the Alamo website's list[36]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Chariton (1990), p. 180.
  2. ^ a b Groneman (1990), p. 1
  3. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 2.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Lindley (2003), p. 54.
  5. ^ Groneman (1990), pp. 6–7.
  6. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 7.
  7. ^ a b Groneman (1990), p. 8.
  8. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 9.
  9. ^ Groneman (1990), pp. 9–10.
  10. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 10.
  11. ^ Groneman (1990), pp. 10–11.
  12. ^ a b Groneman (1990), p. 11.
  13. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 12.
  14. ^ Groneman (1990), pp. 13–14.
  15. ^ a b Groneman (1990), p. 14.
  16. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 15.
  17. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 16.
  18. ^ Hopewell (1994), pp. 2–3.
  19. ^ Hopewell (1994), p. 116.
  20. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 19.
  21. ^ Lindley (2003), p. 62.
  22. ^ a b Groneman (1990), p. 20.
  23. ^ Groneman (1990), pp. 20–21.
  24. ^ a b c Groneman (1990), p. 21.
  25. ^ a b c Groneman (1990), p. 22.
  26. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 23.
  27. ^ a b c Groneman (1990), p. 24.
  28. ^ a b c Groneman (1990), p. 25.
  29. ^ a b Groneman (1990), p. 26.
  30. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 27.
  31. ^ a b Groneman (1990), p. 29.
  32. ^ a b c Groneman (1990), p. 30.
  33. ^ Groneman (1990), p. 31.
  34. ^ a b Lindley (2003), p. 53.
  35. ^ Find-A-Grave record for Toribio Losoya
  36. ^ "List of Alamo defenders". Retrieved 2008-01-16.

References

  • Chariton, Wallace O. (1990), Exploring the Alamo Legends, Dallas, TX: Republic of Texas Press, ISBN 9781556222559
  • Groneman, Bill (1990), Alamo Defenders: A Genealogy, the People and Their Words, Austin, TX: Eakin Press, ISBN 9780890157572
  • Hopewell, Clifford (1994), James Bowie Texas Fighting Man: A Biography, Austin, TX: Eakin Press, ISBN 0890158819
  • Lindley, Thomas Ricks (2003), Alamo Traces: New Evidence and New Conclusions, Lanham, MD: Republic of Texas Press, ISBN 1556229836

Further reading

  • Rosenthal, Philip S., "Alamo Soldiers: An Armchair Historian's Guide to the Defenders of the Alamo", A Team Productions (1989) ISBN 0-9622557-0-X

External links


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