hi doris -  i read your post with interest, all the while saying in my head, "i
need to send in the name of the Handbook of Texas Online site".   Thank you for
providing it.  For any who have not visited the site, it is excellent and
wide-ranging.

i hope that everyone has a nice day.

julie thames howell, jax, fla

D J Peirce wrote:

 Col. William Barrett Travis was the leader of the Alamo defenders. The best
> known of the people who defended the Alamo[which, by the way, wasn't a
> failure or defeat---it  bought time for Gen. Sam Houston to choose the place
> to face Santa Anna and to rally his men] were probably Jim Bowie [of Bowie
> knife fame] and Davey Crockett.  The rest of the defenders' names are
> familiar only to most Texans of my generation.
> There was one man who left the Alamo, he was the messenger sent by Travis
> before the Battle started.  The only other survivors were Mrs Dickerson
> (called the mother of Texas) and her infant child, along with her servant or
> slave girl.  They were allowed to leave unharmed....with instructions that
> they should tell Houston what was in store for the people who defied Mexican
> rule.
> There were 189 (known) who defended the Alamo-to their death.  Did they have
> a choice of leaving?  Not after early February, 1836.
> Some researchers believe the final count of defenders may reach 257; Wyatt
> Earp was NOT there!  For a better history of the Battle of the Alamo, go to
> the Handbook of Texas Online.
> There you will find many Texas subjects covered.
> Doris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda Hannah [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 7:52 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Alamo
>
> Yes it did. Listed as David Crockett from Tenn. On 2nd page.  Linda in
> Albuq.
>
> At 06:35 PM 4/18/00 EDT, you wrote:
> >
> >kam, thanks for that.  That is the second one I have seen this week and the
> >other one did NOT have Davey Crockett on it.  There has always been talk
> >about whether he was really there.  Said he was too smart to stay for the
> >slaughter.  I did not see Wyatt Earp's name.  Wasn't he supposed to be
> there,
> >too, and was too ill for the last battle, but was killed anyway?  Who was
> >their leader.........Travis...something or other.?
> >Glad you brought this up.  I needed this.  It's great.
> >Thanks for sharing.
> >Joy
> >
> >The following is a list of known defenders that died in defense of the
> >Alamo.  The battle took 13 days, and ended on Sunday, March 6, 1836.
> >
> >Bayliss, Joseph                        Blair,
> >John                             Blair, Samuel.
> >
> >Bowman, Jesse, B.                  Campbell, Robert
> >Crockett, David
> >
> >Daymon, Squire                       Dearduff, William
> >Dickinson, Almeron
> >
> >Dillard, John Henry                  Ewing, James L
> >Garrett, James Girard
> >
> >Harrison, Andrew Jackson       Hays, John M.
> >Heiskell, Charles M.
> >
> >Marshall, William                      McCoy,
> >Jesse                       McKinney,Robert
> >
> >Miller, Thomas R.                     Mills,
> >William                         Nelson, Andrew M.
> >
> >Robertson, James Waters          Summerlin, A. Spain
> >Summers, William E.
> >
> >Taylor, Edward                         Taylor,
> >George                       Taylor, James
> >
> >Taylor, William                          Walker,
> >Asa                          Walker, Jacob
> >
> >
> >
> Searching for: Acton, Bailey, Bartle, Carpenter, Hannah, Hertzog, Hillary,
> Holland, Mackay, Matheson, Page, Reynolds, Ridenour/Reitenaurer, Shadwick,
> Stoner, Wollet.