People worldwide continue to remember the Alamo as a heroic struggle against impossible odds — a place where men made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. For this reason, the Alamo remains hallowed ground and the Shrine of Texas Liberty.
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The siege and final battle of the Alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in Texas history. The battle was conspicuous for the large number of illustrious personalities among its combatants. These included Tennessee congressman David Crockett, entrepreneur-adventurer James Bowie, and Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna. Although not nationally famous at the time, William Barret Travis achieved lasting distinction as commander at the Alamo. For many Americans and most Texans, the battle has become a symbol of patriotic sacrifice.
The defenders of the Alamo willingly placed themselves in harm’s way to protect their country. Death was a risk they accepted, but it was never their aim. Torn by internal discord, the provisional government failed to deliver on its promise to provide relief.The battle of the Alamo remains an inspiring moment in Texas history.
Since 1836, Americans on battlefields over the globe have responded to the exhortation, “Remember the Alamo!”
Wild Thing’s comment………
I am a day late on this but I wanted to post it for sure even if it is the following day. Our country is so awesome and I was thinking about the Alamo and how brave they were and how they fought.
May God Bless These Heroes. May Americans today learn the lessons of their sacrifice.
Alamo Defenders
The following list of Alamo defenders and birthplaces was obtained from the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
Defender’s Name and Birthplace
Abamillo, Juan (Texas)
Allen, Robert (Virginia)
Andross, Miles DeForrest (Vermont)
Autry, Micajah (North Carolina)
Badillo, Juan A. (Texas)
Bailey, Peter James III (Kentucky)
Baker, Isaac G. (Arkansas)
Baker, William Charles M. (Missouri)
Ballentine, John J. (Pennsylvania)
Ballantine, Richard W. (Scotland)
Baugh, John J. (Virginia)
Bayliss, Joseph (Tennessee)
Blair, John (Tennessee)
Blair, Samuel (Tennessee)
Blazeby, William (England)
Bonham, James Butler (South Carolina)
Bourne, Daniel (England)
Bowie, James (Kentucky)
Bowman, Jesse B. (Tennessee)
Brown, George (England)
Brown, James (Pennsylvania)
Brown, Robert (Unknown)
Buchanan, James (Alabama)
Burns, Samuel E. (Ireland)
Butler, George, D. (Missouri)
Cain, John (Pennsylvania)
Campbell, Robert (Tennessee)
Carey, William R. (Virginia)
Clark, Charles Henry (Missouri)
Clark, M.B. (Mississippi)
Cloud, Daniel William (Kentucky)
Cochran, Robert E. (New Hampshire)
Cottle, George Washington (Missouri)
Courtman, Henry (Germany)
Crawford, Lemuel (South Carolina)
Crockett, David (Tennessee)
Crossman, Robert (Pennsylvania)
Cummings, David P. (Pennsylvania)
Cunningham, Robert (New York)
Darst, Jacob C. (Kentucky)
Davis, John (Kentucky)
Day, Freeman H.K. (Unknown)
Day, Jerry C. (Missouri)
Daymon, Squire (Tennessee)
Dearduff, William (Tennessee)
Dennison, Stephen (England or Ireland)
Despallier, Charles (Louisiana)
Dewall, Lewis (New York)
Dickinson, Almeron (Tennessee)
Dillard, John Henry (Tennessee)
Dimpkins, James R. (England)
Duvalt, Andrew (Ireland)
Espalier, Carlos (Texas)
Esparza, Gregorio (Texas)
Evans, Robert (Ireland)
Evans, Samuel B. (New York)
Ewing, James L. (Tennessee)
Faunterloy, William Keener (Kentucky)
Fishbaugh, William (Unknown)
Flanders, John (Massachusetts)
Floyd, Dolphin Ward (North Carolina)
Forsyth, John Hubbard (New York)
Fuentes, Antonio (Texas)
Fuqua, Galba (Alabama)
Garnett, William (Virginia)
Garrand, James W. (Louisiana)
Garrett, James Girard (Tennessee)
Garvin, John E. (Unknown)
Gaston, John E. (Kentucky)
George, James (Unknown)
Goodrich, John C. (Virginia)
Grimes, Albert Calvin (Georgia)
Guerrero, José María (Texas)
Gwynne, James C. (England)
Hannum, James (Pennsylvania)
Harris, John (Kentucky)
Harrison, Andrew Jackson (Tennessee)
Harrison, William B (Ohio)
Hawkins, Joseph M. (Ireland)
Hays, John M. (Tennessee)
Heiskell, Charles M. (Tennessee)
Herndon, Patrick Henry (Virginia)
Hersee, William Daniel (England)
Holland, Tapley (Ohio)
Holloway, Samuel (Pennsylvania)
Howell, William D. (Massachusetts)
Jackson, Thomas (Ireland)
Jackson, William Daniel (Kentucky)
Jameson, Green B. (Kentucky)
Jennings, Gordon C. (Pennsylvania)
Jimenes (Ximenes), Damacio (Texas)
Johnson, Lewis (Wales)
Johnson, William (Pennsylvania)
Jones, John (New York)
Kellog, John Benjamin (Kentucky)
Kenney, James (Virginia)
Kent, Andrew (Kentucky)
Kerr, Joseph (Louisiana)
Kimbell, George C. (Pennsylvania)
King, William Philip (Texas)
Lewis, William Irvine (Virginia)
Lightfoot, William J. (Virginia)
Lindley, Jonathan L. (Illinois)
Linn, William (Massachusetts)
Losoya, Toribio (Texas)
Main, George Washington (Unknown)
Malone, William T. (Georgia)
Marshall, William (Tennessee)
Martin, Albert (Rhode Island)
McCafferty, Edward (Unknown)
McCoy, Jesse (Tennessee)
McDowell, William (Pennsylvania)
McGee, James (Ireland)
McGregor, John (Scotland)
McKinney, Robert (Tennessee)
Melton, Eliel (Georgia)
Miller, Thomas R. (Tennessee)
Mills, William (Tennessee)
Millsaps, Isaac (Mississippi)
Mitchell, Edwin T. (Unknown)
Mitchell, Napoleon B. (Unknown)
Mitchusson, Edward F. (Virginia)
Moore, Robert B. (Virginia)
Moore, Willis A. (Mississippi)
Musselman, Robert (Ohio)
Nava, Andrés (Texas)
Neggan, George (South Carolina)
Nelson, Andrew M. (Tennessee)
Nelson, Edward (South Carolina)
Nelson, George (South Carolina)
Northcross, James (Virginia)
Nowlan, James (England)
Pagan, George (Unknown)
Parker, Christopher Adam (Unknown)
Parks, William (North Carolina)
Perry, Richardson (Texas)
Pollard, Amos (Massachusetts)
Reynolds, John Purdy (Pennsylvania)
Roberts, Thomas H. (Unknown)
Robertson, James Waters (Tennessee)
Robinson, Isaac (Scotland)
Rose, James M. (Ohio)
Rusk, Jackson J. (Ireland)
Rutherford, Joseph (Kentucky)
Ryan, Isaac (Louisiana)
Scurlock, Mial (North Carolina)
Sewell, Marcus L. (England)
Shied, Manson (Georgia)
Simmons, Cleveland Kinlock (South Carolina)
Smith, Andrew H. (Unknown)
Smith, Charles S. (Maryland)
Smith, Joshua G. (North Carolina)
Smith, William H. (Unknown)
Starr, Richard (England)
Stewart, James E. (England)
Stockton, Richard L. (New Jersey)
Summerlin, A. Spain (Tennessee)
Summers, William E. (Tennessee)
Sutherland, William DePriest (Unknown)
Taylor, Edward (Tennessee)
Taylor, George (Tennessee)
Taylor, James (Tennessee)
Taylor, William (Tennessee)
Thomas, B. Archer M. (Kentucky)
Thomas, Henry (Germany)
Thompson, Jesse G. (Arkansas)
Thomson, John W. (North Carolina)
Thruston, John, M. (Pennsylvania)
Trammel, Burke (Ireland)
Travis, William Barret (South Carolina)
Tumlinson, George W. (Missouri)
Tylee, James (New York)
Walker, Asa (Tennessee)
Walker, Jacob (Tennessee)
Ward, William B. (Ireland)
Warnell, Henry (Unknown)
Washington, Joseph G. (Kentucky)
Waters, Thomas (England)
Wells, William (Georgia)
White, Isaac (Alabama or Kentucky)
White, Robert (Unknown)
Williamson, Hiram James (Pennsylvania)
Wills, William (Unknown)
Wilson, David L. (Scotland)
Wilson, John (Pennsylvania)
Wolf, Anthony (Unknown)
Wright, Claiborne (North Carolina)
Zanco, Charles (Denmark)
John, a Black Freedman (Unknown)
Interesting! I knew of James Ewing, him being related to my hubby, along with Sam Houston (Sam’s grandmother was a Ewing from WV), but he also used to work with a Bob Musselman! I always say Fate plays a very funny game. We stood, these few against thousands and STILL won the day. That is the resolve of the American people. Give us any challenge and we will NOT only meet that challenge, but overcome it substantially. I have always been proud of our family heritage and nothing will ever make me stop being proud.
Notice that John Wayne informs us that Crockett wouldn’t sign the Oath of Allegiance to Texas until the changed it to the Republican Government of Texas. He said living free meant more than cowering in security.
Interesting that to our Forefathers, in a Republican form of government you live Free, in a Democracy you cower in security.
“You can go to Hell. I’m going to Texas!”
Davy Crockett
Cowering in security? I think not!
William Travis’s letter fromt he Alamo:
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/alamo/travis-full-text.html
It’s amazing how small the Alamo is when you see it, nestled there in the midst of the city.
When I first saw THE MISSION in San Antonio in 1977, I was taken by how 189 Texans could hold off a Sana Anna Mexican army for days… If Bowie and Travis and Crocket knew THEN what we see know – open US borders – they may have retreated during the night to save their own *sses!
– Remember The Alamo 1836 & 2009!
— COME AND TAKE IT!!
Sorry about the double comment! Thought I had hit the wrong button and lost it.
Did you know in terms of Weaponry the Texans actually outclassed the mexicans? Their Kentucky Long Rifles which could hit a mexican soldato (soldier) at about 200 yards while the muskets that the mexicans uses (mostly surplus from those used in the napoleonic wars) were only accurate up to 50 yards. They used Shotguns to repulse the mexicans from scaling the walls and a solid cannon ball would literally rip through a mexican formation. The only problem was when the mexicans came over the walls of the Fort their greater numbers trumped any superior Texan Firepower.
This is the battle scene from the 2004 Alamo movie. My U.S. and Texas History Professor was actually the Historical Advisor for the movie. He has a Ph.D in Texas History. (sorry youtube quality doesn’t do it justice.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBni80LShNk&feature=related
Also don’t forget Palm Sunday 27 March, 1836. The Goliad Massacre 342 Texans executed by Santa Anna’s orders and against the reccomendation of several of Santa Anna’s top officers including Urrea and Castrillon. Yeah Santa Anna was a power hungry dictator with a massive ego (gee, who does that sound like today).
http://www.presidiolabahia.org/massacre.htm
REMEMBER THE ALAMO! REMEMBER GOLIAD!
I believe it was San Jacinto, where Sam Houston Kicked the Mexican Army’s Ass in about 20 minutes, and that Mexican lard ass surrendered.
The Alamo bought Houston time to put an Army together. This was one battle, heroic, but the best part is WE Won.
‘the provisional government failed to deliver on its promise’
There is a motto to remember. “Rememer the Alamo” means to remember that you can not trust government to solve your problems. You have got to take care of them your self.
The spirit of the Alamo still lives in much of Texas today. Texians did not fight to become part of America. They fought for the independent Republic of Texas. In 1845 we joined the Union against the wishes of many Texians.
Rumor has it that we have the right to secede and become a Republic again. Many Texans would go for that. The present day Kenyan Santa Anna may drive us to secession.
Great post thank you. The oppression hasn’t gotten heavy enough for most to halt it. I’m almost certain the Kenyan would welcome secession as a means to declare Marshall Law and reenact his megalomaniac ideals of his being the second coming of Lincoln. Keep those wetbacks and drug runners coming here and vigilante justice might prevail.
Lynn, I was thinking about you when I did the list of names, and saw James Ewing. Thank you for sharing about your other family on the list.
BobF., great point thank you so much.
Yankeemom, giggle no problem. I do the same thing and get double posted comments. It is easy to correct.
Thank you so much for the link for William Travis’s letter.
Darth, I am glad you got to go there. It is a place I wish everyone could visit. A very important part of our history as a country and especially the history of Texas.
JohnE PFC U.S. Army, thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I hope they are still teaching all of this in schools today.
Mark,love it!!
Odin, I agree!! There have been several times in the history of our country our government promised to back up our troops and did not show up. Once is too many and it has happened way too often.
Tom, thanks for sharing about that. Texas is so awesome.
Jack, I think Obama wants us to hate him, it is working, haha, but I also think the reason is because unless we voted for him and praise him he would just as soon have the rest of the population angry and upset then he can be picked on in his mind and a victim. He is such a sicko.