The Alamo Defenders: Joseph Bayliss

BAYLISS, JOSEPH
(1808-1836)

A native from Tennessee, Joseph Bayliss was unmarried and traveled to Texas in January, 1836. 

He enlisted in the Volunteer Auxiliary Corps of Texas, and as a member of Capt. William B. Harrison’s company, he and others – including David Crockett – defended The Alamo.  He died in battle on March 6, 1836.

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