The Alamo Defenders: Almaron Dickinson

DICKINSON, ALMARON

(ca. 1800-1836)

Born in Pennsylvania, Almaron Dickinson, served as an artilleryman in the United States Army.  He became a Mason in the area of Bolivar, Tennessee.

On May 24, 1829, he eloped with Susanna Wilkerson.  In 1831, the couple moved to Gonzales, Texas, took up residence, and had a daughter, Angelina Dickinson, in 1834.  Dickinson and his family were colonists in Green DeWitt's colony and it was here that Dickinson received a league of land on the San Marcos River.

In eary October, 1835, Dickinson participated in the battle of Gonzales which began the Texas Revolution.  He participated in the siege of Bexar, distinguishing himself as a lieutenant of artillery, and during the battle of the Alamo, he was the Captain in charge of artillery.

On the morning of March 6, 1836, as the troops of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna stormed the mission, Dickinson ran to his wife, reported that all was lost, and expressed hope that she could save herself and the child. Although he died at the Alamo, his wife and child survived.

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