The Alamo Defenders: Daniel William Cloud

CLOUD, DANIEL WILLIAM
(1814-1836)

Born on February 20, 1814 in Logan County, Kentucky, Daniel William Cloud was the son of Daniel and Nancy Cloud.  He was a lawyer, and he and fellow lawyer - Peter J. Bailey - traveled to Texas via Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana.  

On January 14, 1836 in Nacogdoches, Cloud and Bailey both enlisted in the Volunteer Auxiliary Corps of Texas - along with B.A.M. Thomas, William Fauntleroy, and Joseph G. Washington - all of whom were also from Logan County, Kentucky. 

On February 11, 1836, Cloud, Bailey, Thomas, Fauntleroy, Washington, Micajah Autry, and others traveled to San Antonio de Béxar and the Alamo.  They became members of the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers under the command of William B. Harrison. Cloud died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

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